1. _________ rat found ________ space between two boxes and hurriedly got in, leaving the eat crying helplessly behind, nothing to do.

A. A; a        B. A; the         

C. The; a     D. The; the

2. As we all know, the government is now making every _________ to set up a harmonious society.

A. effort       B. effect           

C. measure    D. performance