火灾是线路故障造成的。

Faulty wiring was the ___result of the fire.

交通堵塞是早前事故的直接后果。

The traffic jam was a direct ___result of the earlier accident.

他忘了带伞。结果，他被淋得很湿。

He forgot his umbrella. As a ___result, he got very wet.