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Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 32

1 Because of advances in technology in recent years,

Americans are enjoying more free time

A

(A) leisure

(B) measure

(C) treasure

(D) pleasure

2 In several states, the people may recommend a law to

the legislature by signing a request

D

(A) compromise

(B) manuscript

(C) budget

(D) petition

3 Finances can consist of a combination of stocks,

bonds, and properties

B

(A) Exceptions

(B) Assets

(C) Donations

(D) Bequests

4 It is not a good business policy to buy sleazy materials

(A) few

(B) cheap

(C) used

(D) old

5 Trees that block the view of oncoming traffic should be

cut down

B

(A) alter

(B) obstruct

(C) improve

(D) spoil

6 The Miami Port Authorities have seized over a million

dollars worth of illegal drugs

A

(A) confiscated

(B) discarded

(C) concealed

(D) destroyed

7 Giving children jobs to do around the house teaches

them responsibility and gives them a sense of having

contributed to the family

A

(A) chores

(B) cheers

(C) charms

(D) choirs

8 Throughout the year 1979, there was a sharply rising

rate of inflation in the United States

B

(A) grimly

(B) steeply

(C) constantly

(D) roughly

9 The doctor noticed how lethargic his patient was and

immediately prescribed a different drug

D

(A) pathetic

(B) sick

(C) allergic

(D) sluggish

10 Some of the little boys tried to go secretly into the ball

game without buying a ticket

A

(A) sneak

(B) roam

(C) stroll

(D) cruise

11 The 132 islands in the Hawaiian chain extend across

388 miles of Pacific Ocean

D

(A) enhance

(B) claim

(C) guard

(D) span

12 The question was discarded because it was

ambiguous

C

(A) incorrect

(B) biased

(C) vague

(D) dull

13 In that organization, they place emphasis on mutual

aid and cooperation

C

(A) reward

(B) work

(C) stress

(D) pressure

14 His company empowered him to negotiate the

contract

C

(A) helped

(B) forbade

(C) authorized

(D) ordered

15 Scientists say that brown genes are dominant and

blue ones are recessive

A

(A) controlling

(B) docile

(C) dormant

(D) doleful

16 The peahen is a bit smaller than the peacock and

does not have a long, colorful tail

B

(A) often

(B) somewhat

(C) supposedly

(D) appreciably

17 The pact has been in effect for twenty years

B

(A) monarchy

(B) treaty

(C) trend

(D) lease

18 Arson is suspected in a fire that razed the Grand

Hotel

B

(A) threatened

(B) destroyed

(C) included

(D) spared

19 When baseball players became impatient with their

contracts, then went on strike, causing most of the 1981

season to be lost

A

(A) alarmed

(B) enthusiastic

(C) exasperated

(D) organized

20 Because he has been such a careful student, I know

that he must have had a good reason for being absent

today

B

(A) compulsory

(B) conscientious

(C) congenital

(D) cluttered