Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 34 ppt

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 34
1. The daring rescue of those stranded on the
mountaintop was truly a creditable deed.
B
(A) hard to believe
(B) praiseworthy
(C) unusual
(D) risky
2. The old shack in which the sixteenth president was born
is practically falling down, despite the new supports.
D
(A) visibly
(B) actually
(C) usefully
(D) almost
3. The most admired annual golf event in America is the
Masters Tournament held in Augusta, Georgia.
D
(A) exhausting
(B) controversial
(C) competitive
(D) prestigious
4. Although some species are native to temperate zones,
most orchids grow in damp, hot countries.
C
(A) isolated
(B) arid
(C) humid
(D) island
5. A monument was erected in memory of those who died
in the disaster at Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

C
(A) prison
(B) skirmish
(C) cataclysm
(D) frontier
6. The bus driver left the door slightly open so that
returning passengers could reboard after the rest stop.
D
(A) aglow
(B) adrift
(C) akin
(D) ajar
7. In many states, when someone has an accident while
driving a friend’s car, both the driver and the owner of the
car share the responsibility.
A
(A) blame
(B) shame
(C) fame
(D) game
8. John F. Kennedy was born into a well-to-do
Massachusetts family in 1917.
B
(A) privileged
(B) prosperous
(C) famous
(D) respected
9. The oil embargo has not succeeded as can be seen by
the number of vehicles on the roads.
C

(A) imposition
(B) price increase
(C) prohibition
(D) reduction
10. The salon was the most elegant room Madeline had
ever seen, despite its austerity.
D
(A) flexibility
(B) design
(C) decoration
(D) simplicity
11. In the United States 60 percent of the milk is
processed into butter, cheese, ice cream, and other dairy
products.
D
(A) divided
(B) separated
(C) mixed
(D) converted
12. Sometimes, while living in a foreign country, one
craves a special dish from home.
A
(A) desires
(B) eats
(C) prepares
(D) looks for
13. Like snakes, many insects grow by throwing away
their skin several times.
C
(A) digesting

(B) stretching
(C) discarding
(D) mending
14. Deterioration in the areas around the center of the
city is a common urban problem.
D
(A) dense population
(B) expensive land
(C) heavy traffic
(D) lower value
15. The new accounts offered by the bank are
compounded semi-annually.
B
(A) every year
(B) every six months
(C) every two years
(D) every half month