The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2012, Mo Yan , said he did not have high      for winning． Actually, he thought he only had a slim chance to win．

The old woman felt disappointed for she got nothing in _____ for her kindness. 

Every weekend my younger brother will go to help the old man far away my house,for which he often received some            from the old man,such as a pencil and some sugar.

The old man got into the _____ of storing money under the bed. 

Giving up my job to go back to full-time education was a big __________, but now I know it was the best decision I ever made.