Many people have come to realize that they should go on    _ balanced diet and make   ____ room in their day for exercise.

A. a;/          B. the; a         C. the; the         D./;a

It wasn’t until nearly a month later ________ I received the manager’s reply

       A. since               B. when                 C. as                       D. that

While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ________ into buying something they don’t really need.

—Excuse me, sir, ________

   —I’d like a cup of coffee and two pieces of bread.

     A. what do you want? 

     B. may I have your order?

     C. this table is reserved.     

     D. I would like to serve you.

 I'm sorry but what he thinks is not of the _____ importance to me.

　　A. merest  B. lowest  C. last  D. least

When I arrived in this country, I had to start learning the language from _____.

　　A. scratch    B. scrap    C. snatch    D. scrape

The rainbow _____ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds.

　　A. dissolved   B. removed  C. resigned   D. disappeared

 The store had no more red shoes _____, so Mary chose brown ones instead.

　　A. in demand B. in store  C. in need D. in stock

 We suddenly saw the bus about to leave and had to run _____ to catch it.

　　A. hardly    B. awkwardly    C. hard    D. strongly

It has been decided that this company has the _____ right to print Mr. Smith's novels.

　　A.eventual  B.versatile   C.extensive  D.exclusive