根据句意及所给首字母，填入一个合适的单词。（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）
At last he was p____________ to take his brother’s advice.
A stay in the country will be b______________ to his health.
They decided to buy some new e_____________ for the lab.
A customer was talking with the manager, with their hands c_________.
You don’t seem very e______________ about the suggestion.
They are looking forward to a___________ that old play to their needs.
She is not generous at all. She is always m_________ with her money.
D___________ to his research, he always forgets to have dinner.
The lack of rain could s__________ disaster for farmers.
Speech and writing are man’s most important methods of c____________.