The managing director took the ________ for the accident, although it wasn't really his fault.

(2013·齐鲁名校二模)Though the suspect refused to admit that he had stolen the    precious diamond at first,  he ________ and admitted    everything when he was shown the videotape.

 At the Olympic Games, only the athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be______as competitors.

 As many successful businessmen believe, courage is as ______ to pioneering work as the intelligence, even more so．

 ____________money was thrown into the flower girl’s basket.