fill in the blanks with the answer choices

Question

When we reviewed our sales numbers, we learned that we did not meet all our goals (Blank) our hard work. We learned, (Blank) that customers don’t seem to enjoy our product.
Answer choices
1.despite
2.furthermore
3.likewise
4.on account of
5.although

Answer 1

The completed sentence would read:

"When we reviewed our sales numbers, we learned that we did not meet all our goals despite our hard work. We learned, furthermore that customers don’t seem to enjoy our product."

So the answers are:

1. despite
2. furthermore