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Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 33
1. Some brush fires are set on purpose.
A
(A) deliberately
(B) at will
(C) spontaneously
(D) on impulse
2. Their new conservatory is already the talk of the town.
C
(A) machine
(B) fortune
(C) foodstuff
(D) greenhouse
3. The new company flag symbolizes everything this
company stands for.
D
(A) substitutes
(B) shows
(C) flies
(D) represents
4. All the students at our school are looking forward to
the summer vacation.
A
(A) anticipating
(B) discussing
(C) ignoring
(D) planning
5. Caves are often formed by selective wearing away of
cliffs by the sea.
A
(A) erosion
(B) evasion
(C) extension
(D) eradication
6. Reagan seemed sure that he would win the election.
C
(A) eager
(B) hopeful
(C) confident
(D) resigned
7. Home buyers are proceeding cautiously because of
the high interest rates.
C
(A) hastily
(B) occasionally
(C) warily
(D) deliberately
8. A postage stamp has been issued to pay tribute to
Helen Keller and her teacher, Ann Sullivan.
C
(A) accentuate
(B) redeem
(C) honor
(D) reimburse
9. They have sent a correspondent to the rain-forests of
northern Brazil.
D
(A) letter
(B) article
(C) typewriter
(D) journalist
10. Probably due to her failure to recognize the male of
the species, the female praying mantis often devours him.
D
(A) reflecting
(B) aside from
(C) causing
(D) because of
11. Economists do not universally accept the relevance of
diseconomies of scale.
B
(A) expectation
(B) pertinence
(C) relationship
(D) illustration
12. American legend says that Johnny Appleseed planted
apple orchards throughout Ohio.
B
(A) almanac
(B) myth
(C) history
(D) record
13. Christopher Columbus was the first person to
navigate under the patronage of Queen Isabella of Spain.
B
(A) explore
(B) sail
(C) work
(D) circumvent
14. The old hotel has recently been renovated.
B
(A) repainted
(B) refurbished
(C) refurnished
(D) reiterated
15. Egyptian authorities are trying to prevent their
historical monuments from succumbing to the ravages of
time.
C
(A) sustaining
(B) devaluating
(C) yielding
(D) enduring
