1. As the play unfolds, the audience is _____ brought into the grip of an awful evil.
- subtle
- subtly
2. In a bold, sometimes _____ , form there is nothing academic.
- careless
- carelessly
3. The _____ updated detective tale succeeded despite a serious flirt with cliché.
- clever
- cleverly
4. Last week we buried my closest friend, and it was a _____ moving service.
- deep
- deeply
5. She straightened up and looked out the window _____ at him.
- direct
- directly
6. In times gone by, the paddle steamers docked to pick up their loads of _____ bailed cotton.
- fresh
- freshly
7. All goes _____ , and after some time he feels relaxed enough to go for a walk.
- good
- well
8. Your trigger – _____ friend isn't in the house.
- happy
- happily
9. The gulf between the 'rich' and the 'poor' has narrowed, to the point that the word 'poor' is _____ applicable.
- hard
- hardly
10. _____ , the changes the adapter has made seem designed to make the story even more frightening.
- Interesting
- Interestingly
11. He joined dozens of others that sailed _____ toward the surface.
- lazy
- lazily
12. He swore so _____ at the top of his voice, that she didn't get any sleep all the next night.
- loud
- loudly
13. Frankly, it is very _____ done.
- clever
- cleverly
14. Such _____ balances of economic integration are hard to sustain for more than a single generation.
- nice
- nicely
15. There are already rumors that publishers are feeling _____ .
- nervous
- nervously
16. Children should be cared for by a _____ and healthy family.
- normal
- normally
17. We hoped this war could be resolved both ____ and with as few civilian casualties as possible.
- quick
- quickly
18. All we wanted to do was to stand very _____ and look and look and look.
- quiet
- quietly
19. He wanted to pat her neck _____ because she was so wonderful to touch.
- most
- mostly
20. It was _____ packaged and wrapped in pretty, recycled paper.
- nice
- nicely