Exercise 1Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets. You may need to use a negative form of an adjective or adverb.

Example: As a student, I’m still financially (finance) dependent on my parents.

• 1. Unfortunately, many people are still worryingly {{{ignorant}}}

(ignore)

 of the facts about AIDS.

• 2. Not {{{surprisingly}}}

(surprise)

, during the last spell of cold weather, sales of heaters increased considerably.

• 3. After several {{{unsuccessful}}}

(success)

 attempts, he finally passed his exams last week.

• 4. As a special {{{introductory}}}

(introduce)

 offer, there is a 15% discount on all furniture in March.

• 5. In many countries still, preventative health care is still {{{inaccessible}}}

(access)

.

• 6. She has reported from {{{numerous}}}

(number)

 conflict zones across the world.

• 7. I am sure he will be an excellent judge of the {{{comparative}}}

(compare)

 merits of the range of courses available to his client.

• 8. We can see that the trajectories of the US and China are moving in {{{dramatically}}}

(drama)

 different directions.