Choose the appropriate word in these sentences.

1. Spanish and Portuguese cultures are quite ____________ __, even though, to the outsider, they may sometimes appear similar.
A) diverse
B) distinct

2. The way they weave carpets in this region is not ____________ __ to the way they are made in neighbouring countries.
A) dissimilar
B) divergent

3. English verbs do not always fit very easily into ____________ __ categories. For instance, is the verb used to an ordinary verb or a modal verb like would?
A) distinctive
B) discrete

4. Seen from the widely ____________ __ viewpoints of left and right, the problem either originates in too much freedom or in too much state control.
A) disparate
B) divergent

5. It would be very difficult to unite the ____________ __ tribes and ethnic groups to form one coherent political force.
A) disparate
B) discrete

6. Her CD collection contains quite a ____________ __ selection of music, with everything from classical to heavy metal.
A) divergent
B) diverse

7. The two suits I liked are ____________ __ price.
A) comparable
B) comparative

8. We walked part of the way home together and then our paths ____________ __.
A) differentiated
B) diverged

9. As he’d been to a boarding school, John loved the ____________ __ freedom he had at university.
A) comparable
B) comparative

10. The business used only to make bicycles, but they’ve now ____________ __ into a range of other cycling products.
A) diversified
B) distinguished