In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

A (26) affecting the quality of primary education appears to be (27) levels of teacher motivation. In 2002-2003, 25% of primary-school teachers’, in rural India were absent on any given day. The impact of absenteeism is (28) by the fact that the average primary school in India has a workforce of no more than three teachers. The obvious reason, remuneration, does not appear to be a (29). In fact, both education experts and ordinary citizens (30) that government-employed school teachers are paid relatively well. UNESCO surveys from as early as 2004
indicated that the annual statutory salary of primary school teachers in India with 15 years’ experience was more than $14,000.