Directions: Each sentence below has two blanks , each blank indicating that something has been omitted . Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Q:

They . . . . . . their best, but were . . . . . . to retrieve any data from that computer. 

• 1
  gave, sorry
• 2
  showed, able
• 3
  thought, happy
• 4
  sent , unsuccessful
• 5
  tried, unable