Although the city had been attacked by the storm several times, ＿＿＿＿＿was done．

The first question was difficult , but ___ were quite easy.

Her question was so difficult that I could hardly make any ____ of it at all.　 

I could tell he was surprised from the ________ on his face. 

Not having a good ________ of English can be a serious disadvantage to achieving your goals.