Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 40 pptx
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Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 40
1. It has been said that the essayist Henry David Thoreau
was outspoken and usually put forth little effort to please
others.
C
(A) talkative
(B) annoying
(C) blunt
(D) alienated
2. The stuffing used for the new furniture has come from
natural products.
B
(A) paint
(B) padding
(C) raw material
(D) ornaments
3. They decided to terminate his contract.
D
(A) continue
(B) change
(C) postpone
(D) end
4. Exemplification is always necessary when you are
addressing a younger audience.
B
(A) exaggeration
(B) illustration
(C) simplification
(D) variation
5. A laser beam is used to penetrate even the hardest
substances.
D
(A) light up
(B) repair
(C) identify
(D) pass through
6. Strive for excellence.
C
(A) Cooperate with others
(B) Be patient
(C) Make efforts
(D) Pay well
7. The thief was apprehended, but his accomplice had
disappeared.
C
(A) people who saw him
(B) guns and knives
(C) person who helped him
(D) stolen goods
8. Seasonal variations in tides are due mainly to the
gravitational pull of the moon.
B
(A) merely
(B) mostly
(C) likewise
(D) somewhat
9. He is so egoistic you can hardly believe it.
D
(A) greedy
(B) conceited
(C) go-ahead
(D) self-centered
10. A snowstorm is officially pronounced a blizzard when
the wind is 35 miles per hour, the temperature is 20oF or
less, and visibility is severely limited.
B
(A) arbitrarily
(B) formally
(C) frankly
(D) internally
11. Many Pennsylvania Dutch barns are decorated with
hex signs.
B
(A) covered
(B) ornamented
(C) delighted
(D) created
12. The professor tried to stimulate interest in
archaeology by taking his students on expeditions.
C
(A) simulate
(B) fake
(C) encourage
(D) diminish
13. Sally was mortified by her date’s unprecedented
behavior.
B
(A) eradicated
(B) humiliated
(C) overjoyed
(D) challenged
14. The number of unemployed people in our country is
increasing rapidly.
D
(A) licensed
(B) working
(C) business
(D) jobless
15. Graffiti painting was among the latest trends in modern
art represented in the exhibition “New York / New Wave”,
organized in 1981 by Diego Cortez.
B
(A) acclaimed
(B) arranged
(C) reviewed
(D) revealed
