1.Possessing or selling ___weapons is forbidden in many coun

1.Possessing or selling ___weapons is forbidden in many countries.
a.dying b.dead c.death d.deadly
2.There was a long ___ silence after the president had asked them to say something,because none of them knew what to say.
a.awkward b.eager c.saintly d.patient
3.We should always remember that truth is the ___of practice.
a.produce b.product c.production d.productivity
4.He took a ___ at his watch and saw that it was already lunchtime.
a.stare b.glare c.gaze d.glance
5.Don’t ____ yourself in unnecessary trouble.
a.include b.contain c.involve d.join
6.It has been more than one hundred and fifty years since the steam engine was ____.
a.invented b.discovered c.found d.recovered
7.Sam’s plans turned ____ not quite as he had expected.
a.off b.down c.out d.up
8.Maybe you will ask my mother how I ___ to become an industrial engineer.
a.considered b.risked c.happened d.proposed
9.After I had spent a week looking around and making notes,I was really amazed at ___ I saw.
a.that b.what c.which d.where
15.The working conditions were poor,___,the work flow was irregular.
a.However b.Nevertheless c.Although d.Furthermore
16.What will parents do without the ___ baby-sitter.
a.electronic b.electrical c.electricity d.electric
17.Certainly,there are many worthwhile ____ on television.
a.procedures b.projects c.prospects d.programs
18.Educators report that the generation growing up with television ____ write an English sentences.
a.can not barely b.can barely
c.can barely not d.could barely not 19 ____ a messenger,she had thought of opening the door to someone she had known a long time.
a.In stead b.In stead of c.Instead d.Instead of
20 .After sitting there for a while,the boy got ___ his feet and said good bye to her.
a.up b.on c.to d.down

1.c 15.b
2.b 16.b
3.b 17.d
4.b 18.b
5.c 19.d
6.b 20.a
7.d
8.c
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