Contrary to our ______, the Chinese Men’s Football Team lost to Iraq.

 The speech from the new government is a _______ that major changes are on the way.

The government has raised the tax on urban building (房产税) with the ______ of controlling the price of buildings.

I listened to Dr. Johnson’s lecture about biology, but I failed to get its key ____.

In recent years travel agencies have succeeded in selling us the idea that ________, the better our holidays will be.