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1 .________ the distraction of TV,they might sit around together and talk to one another.
A With
B Because
C Despite
D Without
2 .I have spent all my pocket money on _________ books this year.
A worthwhile
B worth
C worthy
D worthless
3 .We can remember childhood without television.It wasn’t that difficult.Honest.The truth is ___________.
A we were on the ball
B we had a ball
C kept the ball rolling
D we had the ball at our feet
4 .If I had hurried,I _________ the first train.
A would catch
B would be caught
C would have caught
D had caught
5 .What is the _______ exchange rate for US dollars?
A social
B current
C ancient
D radical
6 .It is well known that many of our problems are caused __________ in part by failure to communicate.
A at last
B at least
C at first
D at most
7 .The president ________ that the meeting be put off till the time when nobody was absent.
A mentioned
B said
C proposed
D spoke
8 .She was _________ by her husband’s not coming home in time.
A destroyed
B disturbed
C bored
D distracted
9 .There are a lot of lawns in the wealth _________.
A neighborhood
B generation
C network
D program
10 .Educators report that the generation growing up with television __________ write an English sentence.
A can barely not
B can not barely
C could barely not
D can barely
11 .The United States experienced a sharp rise in its birth ________ after the Second World War,known as the “baby boom”.
A percent
B ratio
C rate
D speed
12 .A _________ summer day in that area is hot and dry.
A typical
B radical
C usual
D normal
13 .To __________ sure that my parents understood,I declared that I wanted nothing else.
A be
B feel
C make
D believe
14 .They had been putting ________ the tools of my new business.
A in place
B in place of
C out of place of
D in the place of
15 ._________ Christmas Eve I hung up my stocking along with my sisters.
A At
B In
C On
D For