I. Complete these sentences with words which have the same roots as the words in italics

1. Martin’s working in agriculture now. He went to an ____________ college for three years.

2. George quarrels a lot. I’ve ever known such a ____________ person.

3. Mike’s influence on the children has been considerable, buy Linda has been even more_______ .

4. The situation is bad. Our soldiers are in the valley and the enemy is _______ on the hill.

5. Oliver wants half this nut, but it isn’t easy to__________ .

6. Neil’s an actor and drama is his life. Everything he does is _________ .

7. Harry argues a lot, but his_____________ never seem to persuade anyone.

8. Try Robert’s new novel. It's good. … I didn’t know he was a _________ .

9. I want to put a new advertisement in the paper. We just have to keep on ______ till we get results.

10. Barbara always has a lot of sympathy for her students’ problems. …Yes, she’s a very________

      She can even __________ with people she doesn't really like.