-------He says that my new car is a ____________ of money.  -------Don’t you think those words are just sour grapes? 

Violent programs on television may have a bad _____ on children.

The manager says he needs an assistant that he can depend on to deal with the problems that may happen in his _______.

In many ways China’s rapid growth has been seen as a(n) ______ to improve the cooperation with other countries.

Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their_______，some people drink alcohol.