It wasn’t ________ they found that there was much trouble ________ the plan.
| A．long before; to carry out | B．long before; carrying out |
| C．before long; with carry out | D．before long; in carrying out |
Paris________ be a wonderful city but it’s not somewhere I’d like to live.
| A．might | B．would | C．must | D．can |
A decline in electricity output forces industrial estates and cities to burn more coal and give out more carbon to _________ the shortfall.
| A．make out | B．make up | C．bring out | D．bring up |
Maya ________ me deeply when I read her writing, but she touches me most of all when I hear her speak.
| A．controls | B．affects | C．amuses | D．confuses |
Orange-uniformed emergency workers are searching the smoking ruins for three people _______ buried when the structure was shaken to the ground.
| A．to fear | B．fearing | C．feared | D．fear |
________ to the trial, this small electronic device was only developed for military use.
| A．Superior | B．Fundamental | C．Previous | D．Accessible |