2. I am sorry,Alice. I didn't mean hurting your feelings.

1. His mother was out and the boy had to try to cook himself.

20. The government is considering      (pass) a law making it a crime to import any kind of weapon.

19. Because of the accident,my grandmother will forbid me

     (go swimming) in the river.

18. It means death when a person stops      (breath) and heart beating.

17. When he finished      ( do ) his homework,he went on     

(practise) playing the piano.

16. Dina,      (struggle) for months to find a job as a wait- ress,finally took a position at a local advertising agency.

15. Passengers are permitted      (carry) only one piece of hand luggage onto the plane.

14. Lydia doesn't feel like      (study) abroad. Her parents are old.

13. I remembered      (lock) the door before I left the office,but forgot to turn off the lights.