5. Choose the correct words. When the sun (1) was due to go / went down, an air of calm descended on the crime scene. It (2) had been / was raining all day, which (3) had hindered / was going to hinder police efforts in their search for the missing

5. Choose the correct words. When the sun (1) was due to go / went down, an air of calm descended on the crime scene. It (2) had been / was raining all day, which (3) had hindered / was going to hinder police efforts in their search for the missing woman. They (4) were to / were about to give up hope when an officer spotted an area of disturbed soil. If it (5) had been / were any later, the fading light (6) would have / had forced the team to retire for the night. While the area (7) had been / was being cordoned off, everyone knew that the next day (8) was due to / was going to be a day full of dread.