9. Read the following sentences carefully and decide which forms are appropriate in the given context: near/ly, hard/ly, late/ly, high/ly, wide/ly.
1) She was standing _ enough to hear what they were talking about. 2) I listened _ but couldn’t understand a word.
3) There is _ any difference between these two methods.
4) Professor Tomas is a _ regarded mathematician.
5) I’ve been teaching at this University for _ ten years. 6) His views on tuition fees are _ known.
7) People over 70 travel _ on public transport.
8) Information is _ available on the Internet.
9) The house was built on a hill _ above the sea.
10) To change the programme at the last minute is _ impossible.
11) I could _ understand a word.
12) The company _ went bankrupt last year, but _ things have been looking up. 13) Better _ than never.
14) She lives _ here.
15) I can’t get the figures right, no matter how _ I try.
16) At 4 a. m. she was still _ awake.