Read the text and fill in the gap with a suitable word from the list. Two words in the list are odd.

The girls at school were nice to Laura, but she was a shy person. In class, she always knew the answer, but never raised her hand. When she was with the other girls, she was like that too. Even when she knew the right thing to ... , her mouth would freeze. She couldn't ... at all. In fact, Laura was funny, charming and smart. She just didn't know how to show it.
Perhaps, it would happen at her party. This would be the finest birthday party of the season. There would be colourful balloons. The games would be fresh and ... . And the cupcakes would be delicious. Her mom would bake cupcakes instead of a traditional birthday cake. Laura ... that cupcakes were fun and popular. And her mom ... to help her make the best party ever.