Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 45 doc

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 45
1. Because she was a few minutes late, she walked
quietly into class and sat in the back of the room.
B
(A) rambled
(B) tiptoed
(C) stumbled
(D) crawled
2. The urbane junior executive soon swept part his
contemporaries.
B
(A) impolite
(B) sophisticated
(C) aggressive
(D) simple
3. Even if you have one irredeemable feature you should
try to alter it.
D
(A) illegal
(B) ugly
(C) ancient
(D) hopeless
4. Vegetation is to be avoided if you are unemployed and
have to stay at home.
D
(A) Overeating
(B) Gardening
(C) Revenge
(D) Passiveness
5. The remarks made by the television anchorman were
not only inappropriate but also offensive.

D
(A) inconsistent
(B) incomprehensible
(C) incoherent
(D) improper
6. The conscientious student will spend long hours in the
library and seldom accept invitations to go out.
C
(A) careless
(B) thoughtful
(C) dedicated
(D) guilty
7. Because of a long drought, Midwestern farmers are
doubtful about the prospect of a good yield.
C
(A) sympathetic
(B) intrepid
(C) dubious
(D) thrilled
8. A marching band often performs during the time
between the two halves of a football game.
A
(A) interval
(B) entertainment
(C) yelling
(D) interview
9. The candidate was told to present himself at exactly
9.00.
B
(A) around

(B) precisely
(C) before
(D) voluntarily
10. Stephen Foster was one of America’s most popular
and productive song- writers, composing more than two
hundred songs in his lifetime.
A
(A) prolific
(B) gifted
(C) industrious
(D) reknowned
11. Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus
developed a system to classify stars according to
brightness.
C
(A) shine
(B) record
(C) categorize
(D) diversify
12. Cases of chronic diabetes were almost unheard-of in
the 1920’s.
D
(A) eradicated
(B) documented
(C) unbearable
(D) unknown
13. Sometimes items are put on sale because they have
imperfections on them.
A
(A) defects

(B) mileage
(C) signatures
(D) installments
14. The 1961 missile crisis brought the world to the verge
of all-out war .
B
(A) horror
(B) brink
(C) prospect
(D) danger
15. During the conference, the speaker tried to convey his
feelings concerning the urgency of favorable decision.
D
(A) summon
(B) usurp
(C) impose
(D) communicate
16. Sand is found in abundance on the seashore and is
often blown inland to form sand hills and dunes.
D
(A) at random
(B) at high tide
(C) in dry mounds
(D) in great quantities
17. The rock music made popular by the Beatles has been
modified over the past two decades.
B
(A) improved
(B) changed
(C) discovered

(D) remembered
18. In the southeastern United States, freshwater bass
may grow to 22 pounds.
B
(A) farm
(B) develop
(C) exacerbate
(D) accelerate
19. The colony of Pennsylvania was founded by William
Penn, an English Quaker, in 1681.
A
(A) established
(B) recovered
(C) located
(D) governed
20. A clever politician will take advantage of every
speaking engagement to campaign for the next election.
D
(A) rash
(B) intrepid
(C) crude
(D) shrewed