Reading and Use of English Part 3 - B2 - Grammar Focus: Adverbs

You get some text with words missing, and on the right is a 'root' word. You have to change that word to fit the sentence

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

There are two types of astronaut. Some people are (0) commanders (COMMAND) and they fly the spacecraft. Others are carefully trained specialists who conduct (1) _________ (SCIENCE) experiments of various kinds and also carry out spacewalks to repair damaged (2)_________ (EQUIP). Astronauts must pass a lot of medical tests and be qualified in a relevant subject. They have to be willing to live in an (3)_________ (EXTREME)small space and work well with other people. It is possible for experiments to go (4)_________ (DANGER) wrong, threatening the (5)_________ (SAFE) of the astronauts. They have to be able to react calmly in a difficult situation and they must also be prepared to work hard. The first British astronaut was, (6)_________ (USUAL)a woman – most astronauts are male. Helen Sharman got the job after hearing an announcement on the radio. There were 18,000 applicants and, (7)_________ (LUCK) for Helen, she was chosen. She said that the most (8)_________ (AMAZE) thing for her was seeing the Earth from 120 miles into space.

Grammar focus task

 Find eight adverbs in the completed text above. Write the adverb and the adjective which it comes from.