1. I love sitting on my new sofa. It is so __

comfortable

__

(comfort).

2. She chose light-coloured furniture to __

brighten

__

(bright)

up her dull flat.

3. It is certainly __

dangerous

__

(danger)

to drive at high speed.

4. August is a __

peaceful

__

(peace)

month in our city, as everyone is away on holiday.

5. The __

robber

__

(rob)

held up the bank and stole 200 pln.

6. Nobody could find the ___

solution

__(solve) to the difficult Maths problem.

7. I feel very __

sleepy

__

(sleep)

today, I need a coffee.

8. Melina was very __

enthusiastic

__

(enthusiast)

about picking up her new scooter.

9.

Politicians

___

(politics)

are trying to find a __

diplomatic

__

(diplomat)

solution to the crisis.

10. Howard is a very __

memorable

__

(memory)

person.

11.

Personally

__

(person)

, I believe that the government should preserve

historic

__

(history)

buildings in the city centre.

12. I do not know what to do now that my friends are away. I feel that I am going to die of __

boredom

__

(bore).

13. The play we saw at the theatre was __

symbolic

__

(symbol).

14. John had to get __

psychological

__

(psychology)

help a

fter his mother’s death.

15. You must __

apologize

__

(apology)

to him for your rude behaviour.

16. Despite being a keen camper, I find the __

darkness

__

(dark)

in the forest __

unbearable

__

(bearable).

17. In order to __

broaden

__

(broad)

your shoulders, you have to do many push-ups at the gym.

18.

She didn’t like the colour of her hair, so she decided to __

darken

__ it

(dark).

19. She was, however, rather __

anxious

__

(anxiety)

about how dark it would become.

20. In some countries, the percentage of __

illiteracy

__

(literate)

is still very high.

21. Many flights were delayed today, causing growing __

impatience

__

(patient)

among the passengers.

22. Amanda is unlikely to lose a weight, as she has a ___

weakness

__

(weak)

for sweets.

23. The doctor advised me to exercise in order to __

strengthen

__

(strong)

my back muscles.

24. To calculate the area of a room, you multiply its __

length

__

(long)

by its ___

width

__

(wide).

25. The government attempted to reduce __

violence

__

(violent)

by increasing police patrols.

26. There are many complaints about the __

inadequacy

__

(adequate)

of facilities for the handicapped.

27. The town council placed restrictions on the water supply due to a __

shortage

__

(short)

of water that year.

28. Being unable to meet John, I rang to apologise for the __

inconvenience

__

(convenient)

I caused him.

29. The suspect was released because of lack of __

evidence

__

(evident).

30. Why do you always have to __

disagree/agree

__

(agree)

with what I say?