Mary had taken _____ to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want.

   A. efforts    B. pains    C. attempts    D. endeavors

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解析:

take pains to do sth.下苦功夫做某事：I'm grateful because you have taken pains to show me how to do the work.

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