She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would lose her _____ to Scotland.

Over years, scientists have made a great _____in the treatment of cancer.

 One       to the accident said that the car was racing at full speed and that the driver appeared to be drunk.

There existed an obvious ________ between the accounts of the witnesses, so a judgment was not announced in court.

The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has _____ all over the country.