Ex4: Match these adverbs and adjectives to make appropriate collocations and use them to complete the sentences below.
| blindingly | banal |
| deceptively | biased |
| heavily | rare |
| highly | obvious |
| radically | questionable |
| ridiculously | simple |
| utterly | cheap |
EXAMPLE: It was supposed to be a serious documentary programme, but the chatty approach was awful and made it utterly banal.
a. It is _________________ whether these goals can be achieved within the time available.
b. A book this old in such good condition is a _________________ find these days.
c. The research they based on a so-called ‘random’ sample of couples turned out to be _________________ in fact.
d. The test was _________________ : it looked much easier than it really was.
e. It was _________________ to everyone, except it seemed to the manager herself, that the new proposals would not work.
f. The 20th century saw many national institutions __________________ .
g. £25 is _________________ for something that normally costs £250 – there must be something wrong with it.
a. It is ______highly questionable___________ whether these goals can be achieved within the time available.
b. A book this old in such good condition is a _______rare find__________ find these days.
c. The research they based on a so-called ‘random’ sample of couples turned out to be _________heavily biased________ in fact.
d. The test was _________deceptively simple________ : it looked much easier than it really was.
e. It was _______blindingly obvious__________ to everyone, except it seemed to the manager herself, that the new proposals would not work.
f. The 20th century saw many national institutions ______câu này hình như ko có từ phù hợp____________ .
g. £25 is ______rudiculously cheap___________ for something that normally costs £250 – there must be something wrong with it.
