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 . Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 33 1. Some brush fires are set on purpose. A (A) deliberately (B) at will (C) spontaneously