It is everybody’s desire that every effort___________ to reduce the pollution in our city.

A. was made       B. be made              C. will be made         D. would be made

 The days when he was_________ his best is already a thing of the past.

  A. in              B. on                  C. at              D. with

 Not until I went through his paper _________ what rapid progress he had made in writing.

  A. I did find         B. did I find               C. I had found     D. was I found

 The news came as quite a shock to us, but he seemed to be_________ surprised.

A. simply        B. entirely             C. absolutely           D. hardly

 —___________ makes her different from the other students?

—Diligence, I think.

A. How is it that     B. How is that              C. What is it that      D. What is that

 He had little idea that it was getting so serious, __________?

A. didn’t he        B. did he                    C. wasn’t it          D. was it

 Mr. Smith would have come to see you if it had been possible, but he __________ so busy.

  A. was            B. had been             C. has been             D. were

 Typhoon Morakot has caused great _________ to the local economies in Wenzhou.

  A. injury             B. wound                C. ruin            D. damage

 —Have you known each other for long?

—Not very long, __________ we started to work in the company.

A. after              B. before                   C. when            D. since

 It is not_______ for me to return all the books to the library now because I still need them.

  A. difficult         B. convenient                C. available            D. important