2. He makes ____ a rule to arrive at office on time, which is to be carried out from next Monday.

       A. that                  B. it               C. which        D. what

3. He was appointed _____ a very important post in the West, where he would improve himself better.

       A. to be         B. as                    C. to                     D. for

4. _______ many times, he finally understood it.

A. Told                                            B. Telling     

C. Having told                          D. Having been told

5. Typhoon Morakot swept across Taiwan on August 8, 2009_____ hundreds of people dead or missing.

       A. leaving                                         B. left

       C. to have left                                   D. having been left