It’s a great _______ for a person to be able to speak fluent English when he is seeking a job.

There is strong evidence that the          of a father increases the probability that a youngster will use drugs and engage in criminal activity.

No one has yet succeeded in explaining the ___ of how life began.

The government has lost a great deal of _____ because of the large increase in food pries.

The public ______ of the environmental problem will make the government take it seriously.