SYNONYM – THE SAME MEANING TIẾNG ANH 12

SYNONYM – THE SAME MEANING
Choose the best word that is the same meaning to the underlined word.
1. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
A. came into B. went leisurely C. went quickly D. dropped by
2. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
A. help B. prepared C. be busy D. attempt
3. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly
A. happen B. encounter C. arrive D. clean
4. Parents intepret facial and vocal expressions as indicators of how a baby is feeling.
A. translate B. understand C. read D. comprehend
5. Later a wine reception will be followed by a concert before guests tuck into a banquet.
A. an enormous breakfast B. a formal conference
C. an informal party D. a formal party
6. He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual
meeting in May.
A. politeness B. rudeness C. encouragement D. measurement
7. GCSEs are not compulsory, but they are the most common qualification taken by 14-16-
year-old students.
A. specialized B. fulfilled C. required D. applied
8. People used to know more or less how their children would live.
A. almost B. generally C. lately D. definitely
9. Two thousand people are…………….as having cancer of the mouth every year; and 60
percent of them will die within 5 years.
A. regarded B. diagnosed C. checked D. killed
10. John has sent five letters to his friend but he has not received any reply.
A. information B. postscript C. letter D. answer
11. In case of………… , you can call me at the office.
A. fiction B. automation C. urgency D. importance
12. ………………surely leads to the loss of many factory jobs.
A. automatic B. automation C. automate D. automatically
13. He analyzed our country’s economic problems profoundly. He must be

a/an………………… .
A. fiction writer B. expert C. messenger D. scientist
14. Many wildlife parks have been installed security cameras to guard against ……………who
regularly hunt wild animals illegally.
A. poachers B. conservationists C. environmentalists D. authority
15. In 1989, a ban was given on all international trade in ivory.
A. action B. contamination C. destruction D. prohibition
16. We need………… actions and interventions of the local authorities to prevent national
parks from being destroyed by pollution.
A. excitedly B. threateningly C. approximately D. timely
17. Sports and festivals form an integral part of every human society.
A. essential B. informative C. invented D. exciting
18. Books are a primary means for dissemination of knowledge and information.
A. attempt B. distribution C. invention D. variety
19. In synchronized swimming, the players perform beautiful maneuvers to music and driving.
A. swimming suits B. tools for swimming
C. scuba sets D. movements that need skill and care
20. Thanks to the ……… of paper, many books have been kept for a very long time.
A. information B. knowledge C. durability D. portability
21. When a diver is in the water, he uses a snokel to ……….through.
A. chew B. swallow C. digest D. breathe
22. Aquatic sports have long been acknowledged as excellent ways to take physical exercise.
A. reduced B. encouraged C. recognized D. practiced
23. When you play any sport, you may face the ………… of being hurt and injured.
A. invention B. risk C. process D. support
24. UNESCO was established to encourage ………… among nations in the areas of education,
science, culture and communication.
A. employment B. collaboration C. workforce D. independence
25. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cutural Organization (UNESCO), was
established in 1946.

A. set up B. taken off C. put away D. run up
26. UNESCO has international cooperation agreements to secure the world’s cultural and
natural heritage and to human rights.
A. collaborate B. exchange C. preserve D. remain
27. Women’s rights have given them an………….to pursue high schooling and well-paid
career.
A. agency B. employment C. access D. economy
28. Women bear more than half of all work done.
A. give up B. put away C. keep on D. take up
29. The number of women living in poverty has risen by 50% since 1970, the number of men
by 30%.
A. stayed on B. gone up C. kept away D. cooled off
30. Getting good education and making money themselves have given women more……. .
A. free B. freely C. freed D. freedom
31. In our area, women make up 60% of the unskilled…………. .
A. workforce B. access C. status D. number
32. Paid employment has undoubtedly brought economic and social gains to many women.
A. easily B. freely
C. independently D. certainly
33. When I was crossing the street, I caught sight of an old friend of mine in a restaurant.
A. saw B. waved C. hit D. watched
34. She decided to give up her job to stay at home and take care of her little son.
A. carry B. quit C. apply D. continue
35. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
A. happen B. encounter C. arrive D. clean
36. All parents are………….to at least try to behave in ways that will give their own children
an important protection.
A. decided B. supposed C. followed D. rejected
37. It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding.
A. approximately B. generally C. frankly D. simply

38. The ………….to success is to be ready from the start.
A. key B. response C. agreement D. demand
39. We are trying to control the constancy of the dollar on the world’s money markets.
A. capability B. ability C. stability D. responsibility
40. All ASEAN countries are received equal rights and …………. .
A. justification B. justifiable C. justified D. justify
41. He tried to……….to everyone to support him.
A. make B. appeal C. persuade D. advise
42. If orders keep coming in like this, I’ll have to employ more staff.
A. give up B. add in C. gain on D. take on
43. ……………… candidates are likely to succeed in job interviews.
A. nervous B. self-conscious C. self-doubt D. self-confident.
44. Housework is……… shared between them.
A. equally B. equal C. equality D. equalizing
45. Joe, who is one of my elder sister’s sons, is my favorite…………… .
A. nephew B. niece C. grandson D. uncle
46. They are trying to persuade the rich to………… their money to the charities.
A. provide B. invest C. finance D. contribute
47. Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources………… .
A. efficient B. efficiency C. ineffcient D. effciently
48. A/an………….is an official document stating that you have passed an exmination,
completed a course, or achieve some necessary qualifications.
A. certificate B. requirement C. education D. test
49. An………….is a student at a university or college who is studying for his or her first
degree.
A. undergraduate B. application C. insurance D. exam
50. Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your résumé to the
company.
A. recommendation B. reference
C. curriculum vitae D. photograph

51. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the intervier is saying or asking
you.
A. be related to B. be interested in
C. pay all attention to D. express interest to
52. An economic…………….is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes
a lot of unemployment and poverty
A. improvement B. depression C. development D. mission
53. In the future many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost.
A. companies B. services C. supermarkets D. farms
54. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
A. speed B. expectation C. improvement D. treatment
55. Let’s put off that meeting to next Monday.
A. postpone B. schedule C. arrange D. exchange
56. Telecommunication is bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives.
A. depression B. technique C. expect D. impact
57. Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems.
A. taken off B. put away C. wiped out D. gone over
58. She felt very vexed with the noise.
A. interested B. bored C. amused D. annoyed
59. During the interview, she show her ardent about the job.
A. slow and steady B. keen and enthusiastic
C. wise and knowledgeable D. stiff and formal
60. He is very optimistic.
A. hopeful B. reliable C. religious D. sanctimonious
61. You’d better read some stories during your voyage across Atlantic.
A. pathway B. a short trip C. long journey D. a peeping Tom
62. No one can predict what will happen in the future.
A. preach B. forecast C. summarize D. advance
63. Discharging sewage into rivers and seas is in prohibition.
A. support B. forbidding C. scheme D. movement forward

64. Nobody has known. It is still unveiled.
A. worthless B. unwell C. uncovered D. unsuitable
65. The best students pass the exam easily, which is credible.
A. qualities B. possible C. believable D. eatable