Question

I. Complete the sentences with the right forms of the words in brackets.

16. When I suggested a drink, she coughed ........................ (approve)

17. Her ......................  to speak Japanese again put her at a ....................... (able, advantage)

18. Physical .....................  causes mental anguish. (able)

19. Even very close friends sometimes .....................  (agree)

20. Her sudden departure has ......................  my plans. (arrange)

21. I felt angry, but her smile ...................... me. (arm)

22. He listened in ......................  to this extraordinary story. (believe)

23. You have no reason to ..................  their account of what happened. (believe)

24. Smoking ....................  the teeth. (colour)

25. He seems cheerful in public, but in private he is ....................  (agree)

26. Operator, I have been .....................  (connect)

27. Cheating at exams is .......................  (honest)

28. ................... children should be punished. (obey)

29. We were quite .................................  by the maze of the streets. (orientation)

30. He was ................  in the first round. (qualify)

31. The majority expressed their ........................  for violent sports. (taste)

32. There is a .....................  railway line not far from here. (use)

33. Negotiations between unions and management are more difficult by mutual ....................  (trust)

34. He has been accused of using ....................... methods to get what he wants. (reputation)

35. I must apologize for my .................... in arriving late. (courteous)

Answer 1

I. Complete the sentences with the right forms of the words in brackets.

16. When I suggested a drink, she coughed ..............DISAPPROVINGLY.......... (approve)

17. Her ...........INABILITY...........  to speak Japanese again put her at a ...........DISADVANTAGE............ (able, advantage)

18. Physical .......DISABILITY..............  causes mental anguish. (able)

19. Even very close friends sometimes .........DISAGREE............  (agree)

20. Her sudden departure has .....REARRANGED.................  my plans. (arrange)

21. I felt angry, but her smile ...........DISARMED........... me. (arm)

22. He listened in .......DISBELIEF...............  to this extraordinary story. (believe)

23. You have no reason to .........DISBELIEVE.........  their account of what happened. (believe)

24. Smoking .......DISCOLORS.............  the teeth. (colour)

25. He seems cheerful in public, but in private he is ............DISAGREEABLE........  (agree)

26. Operator, I have been .........CONNECTED............  (connect)

27. Cheating at exams is ......DISHONEST.................  (honest)

28. .........DISOBEDIENT.......... children should be punished. (obey)

29. We were quite ...............DISORIENTATED..................  by the maze of the streets. (orientation)

30. He was .......DISQUALIFIED.........  in the first round. (qualify)

31. The majority expressed their ...........DISTASTE.............  for violent sports. (taste)

32. There is a ..........USELESS...........  railway line not far from here. (use)

33. Negotiations between unions and management are more difficult by mutual .........DISTRUST...........  (trust)

34. He has been accused of using .............DISREPUTABLE.......... methods to get what he wants. (reputation)

35. I must apologize for my .........DISCOURTEOUS........... in arriving late. (courteous)