II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. His ............... to understand mathematics prevented him from going on studying. (able)
2. It would be ..................... of you to resign from your present job before you are offered another one. (prudent)
3. Some people still think it is ....................... for men not to stand up when a woman come into the room. (polite)
4. Since time ...................... man has been interested in .................... depths of the universe. (memory, measure)
5. It’s virtually .......................... to predict the future .................. (possible, accurate)
6. If you weren’t so ................... you wouldn’t be so fat. (active)
7. It’s most .................. that the level of .................... will fall. (probable, employ)
8. The children seem ..................... of working quietly by themselves. (capable)
9. Scientists in different countries working ........................... of each other have come up with very similar results. (depend)
10. ................... hunters should be severely punished. (legal)
11. There are so many ........................ in this translation. (accurate)
12. He’s interested in stars that are .................. to the naked eye. (visible)
13. He was dismissed for ................................. (efficient)
14. ..................... restaurants are usually ...................... (expensive, comfortable)
15. I’m afraid we’ll have to put up with some slight ...................... (convenient)
16. It is ...................... to have too much sugar in your diet. (advise)
17. His rudeness to his parents were ..................... (excuse)
18. The failure of the scheme resulted from...................... preparation. (adequate)
19. He’s an ................ clever but totally ...................... young man. (academic, practice)
20. The fallen trees made the road ................... (pass)
21. We are waiting .................... for the summer holiday to come. (patient)
22. Shakespeare is regarded as one of the .................... of classical literature. (mortal)
23. The letter was written .......................... so it was impossible to read it. (legible)
24. You must be ................... if you’ve never heard of Marx. (literate)
25 Can you notice the ...................... of the conclusion? (logical)
26. My patient is not........................... (exhaust)
27. He is a man with ................... temper. (flame)
28. These philosophical theories are ............................ to ordinary people. (access)
29. Don’t be................................. to the needs of others. (attend)
30. The ........................ of beef has gone down in the last five years. (consume)
31. Rights are .............. from duties. (separate)
32. He is ...................... courteous. (vary)
1. His girlfriend stopped him from driving too fast. →His girlfriend prevented _________________________him from driving too fast._____________________________________
2. The customs stopped him from boarding the plane. →The customs prevented ____________________him from boarding the plane. ___________________________________________
3. He stopped us from parking our car here. →He prevented us _________________from parking our car here. ___________________________________________________
4. They tried to stop her from going back there. →They tried to prevent _____________________her from going back there. ___________________________________________
5. The heavy luggage stopped him getting on the bus. →The heavy luggage prevented _________________________him getting on the bus_________________________________