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Tìm từ đồng nghĩa với từ được gạch chân - Trình độ
TOEFL, Bài số 18
1. A series of calamities can severely affect underwriters' earnings.
(A) reports
(B) investments
(C) becalmings
(D) disasters
2. It is much easier to talk about social change than it is to make it happen.
(A) acknowledge it
(B) predict it
(C) bring it about
(D) put up with it
3. The Boy Scouts usually sell apple juice in the fall in order to earn money for their
activities.
(A) punch
(B) ale
(C) cider
(D) soda
4. Since you don't know them very well, it would be suitable for you to send a card instead
of a gift.
(A) obstinate
(B) intricate
(C) appropriate
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(D) ultimate
5. Most eyeglasses will not break into many pieces because they are made with either
plastic or a special blend of glass.
(A) shatter
(B) tear
(C) collapse
(D) rupture
6. Salt has been a respected commodity for much of recorded time.
(A) flavoring
(B) preservative
(C) remedy for illness

(D) article of trade
7. According to a belief prevalent in many places, a small, forked stick referred to as a
"divining rod" is able to locate subterranean springs.
(A) held sacred
(B) broadly accepted
(C) documented
(D) detected
8. Deceptively simple in design, the sculptural works of Isamu Noguchi incorporate a
broad range of textures, sizes, and contours.
(A) Misleadingly
(B) Generally
(C) Noticeably
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(D) Exceptionally
9. Prior to his appointment as secretary of state, Henry Kissinger was a professor of
government and international affairs at Harvard.
(A) After
(B) Before
(C) During
(D) Instead of
10. Modern techniques have made dentures virtually unnoticeable.
(A) false teeth
(B) surgical implants
(C) artificial hair
(D) plastic surgery
11. In the Petrified Forest National Park, huge chunks of fossilized wood are surrounded
by numerous smaller fragments.
(A) varied
(B) numbered
(C) counted
(D) myriad
12. Under the major's able leadership, the soldiers found safety.
(A) guidance
(B) intensity

(C) flagship
(D) ability
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13. The rigor exhibited by the general was totally unwarranted.

(A) calisthenics
(B) severity
(C) march
(D) cleanliness
14. When the protestor entered the meeting clad only in a beach towel, the audience was
dumbfounded.
(A) speechless
(B) excited
(C) content
(D) applauding
15. John Dewey loathed the idea that children should not participate in activities as part of
their educational experience.
(A) encouraged
(B) noticed
(C) hated
(D) began
16. The Supreme Court has a reputation for being just.
(A) stubborn
(B) impartial
(C) humorous
(D) capricious
17. Practitioners of behavioral medicine encourage patients to be responsible for their own
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(A) urge
(B) enlighten
(C) allow
(D) admonish
18. Exchange rates for most currencies do not float freely.
(A) newspapers
(B) securities
(C) money
(D) finances
19. The world's busiest airport is Chicago's O'Hare, where each year 550,000 flights land

and take off.
(A) best run
(B) most active
(C) most spacious
(D) most successful
20. Lifting the shoulders is a gesture that indicates lack of interest.
(A) Napping
(B) Shrugging
(C) Sighing
(D) Yawning
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