Beijing opera is popular with lots of people in Beijing, but it is not to everyone's ________ in other parts of China．

smell

favor

sound

taste

His answer was so confusing that I could hardly make any ________of it at all．

meaning

sense

idea

significance

Of the two brothers, Bill is ________ younger one, and he is a quiet boy, ________ that most adults like very much．

the; one

a; the one

a; one

the; the one

________“the most livable”, the city of Melbourne in Australia has ranked top in a survey done by the Economist Intelligence Unit in August．

In view of

as with

In terms of

as well as

On some British streets, there ________ be as many as five different garbage cans －that's confusing!

can

have to

must

shall

The manager ________the meeting，but he was called away for some urgent business abroad．

could have attended

might have attended

could attend

would attend

Both research and practical experience have shown that ________ balanced diet is essential to ________ health．

the; /

a; the

/; the

a; /

He had made up his mind early in his life that if things were meant to work out, they ________．

had

were

did

would

Nicholas Allegra, a teenage hacker, ________ a fine position at Apple．

come up with

end up with

go through with

get away with

Scientists tell us to ________ drinks with caffeine and not to read scary books before bedtime to make our dreams sweeter．

abandon

avoid

escape

drop