Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 25 pptx

Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 25

1. It is imperative that they arrive on time for the lecture.
A
(A) necessary
(B) suggested
(C) hoped
(D) intended
2. Because of his low IQ the pre-school student was often
goaded by his teachers to try harder.
D
(A) instructed
(B) told
(C) begged
(D) spurred on
3. We were told to intermingle with the guests.
C
(A) talk
(B) sing
(C) mix
(D) intercede
4. Pets sometimes imitate their owners, but seldom the
other way round.
B
(A) follow
(B) copy
(C) annoy
(D) admire
5. The successful use of antitoxins and serums has
virtually eradicated the threat of malaria, yellow fever, and
other insect-borne diseases.

B
(A) improved
(B) removed
(C) discovered
(D) announced
6. People living along the coast escaped inland before the
hurricane hit.
A
(A) fled
(B) floundered
(C) flipped
(D) flattered
7. The area is roped off because the water is
contaminated.
A
(A) polluted
(B) predicted
(C) placated
(D) promulgated
8. According to most geologists, the universe is now about
15 billion years old.
B
(A) only
(B) at present
(C) barely
(D) without question
9. The professor reprimanded the tardy student.
A
(A) unpunctual
(B) sleepy

(C) impolite
(D) tiresome
10. When the museum unveiled its plans, it expected a
violent reaction.
A
(A) revealed
(B) made
(C) changed
(D) implemented
11. When heated to temperatures above 1250 degrees
Centigrade, clay fuses and becomes pottery or
stoneware.
C
(A) burns off
(B) steams up
(C) melts together
(D) decays
12. While they were away on vacation, they allowed their
mail to accumulate at the post office.
B
(A) be delivered
(B) pile up
(C) get lost
(D) be returned
13. Nearly half of the town’s inhabitants are descendants
of indigenous civilizations.
A
(A) native
(B) backward
(C) hard-working

(D) poor
14. The television station was inundated with calls
protesting the distasteful program.
D
(A) harassed
(B) modulated
(C) probated
(D) flooded
15. Andy’s jocular manner made him loved by all his
companions.
B
(A) easygoing
(B) jesting
(C) intelligent
(D) artistic
16. That he should ask her to marry him was rather
presumptuous on his part.
A
(A) audacious
(B) stupid
(C) brave
(D) nice