The stronger the __________ is,the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language.

The managing director of this department took the ______ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

Most of the ___are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and agriculture.

It is always true that sometimes even if you have had a big dinner, _________ are that you will still want to reach for food when it gets late． 

There existed an obvious ________ between the accounts of the witnesses, so a judgment was not announced in court.