Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 34 ppt

The daring rescue of those stranded on the mountaintop was truly a creditable deed.. The old shack in which the sixteenth president was born is practically falling down, despite the new

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) 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