Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 24 ppsx

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Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 24

1 He is person who understands his obligations and

attends to them

D

(A) restrictions

(B) annoyances

(C) observations

(D) duties

2 One should always temper enthusiasm with caution

A

(A) modify

(B) compare

(C) replace

(D) encourage

3 It was so foggy in the early morning that many drivers

were late for work

A

(A) misty

(B) crowded

(C) slippery

(D) slow

4 Professor Baker is a coworker of Professor Ayers

D

(A) an advocate

(B) a disciple

(C) a rival

(D) a colleague

5 The president is often awakened by a noisy crowd

which assembles on the White House

B

(A) jocular

(B) clamorous

(C) gigantic

(D) capricious

6 The TOEFL examination will begin precisely at

eight-thirty

A

(A) exactly

(B) usually

(C) occasionally

(D) monthly

7 When Professor Baker suffered a return of his illness,

he was ordered to enter the hospital

C

(A) rebuff

(B) reform

(C) relapse

(D) resort

8 Many common illness may be treated at home without

a doctor’s supervision

D

(A) blandishments

(B) segments

(C) agreements

(D) ailments

9 He decided to subscribe to the magazine although it

only came out biannually

B

(A) biennial

(B) semi-annual

(C) four times a year

(D) every year

10 The news of the president’s death astonished the

world

D

(A) alerted

(B) admonished

(C) atoned

(D) astounded

11 A word formed from the initials of a compound term is

an acronym

D

(A) found in

(B) shaped like

(C) taken to

(D) created from

12 Contractors hire surveyors to mark the limits of the

property before they begin construction

C

(A) basements

(B) expenses

(C) boundaries

(D) supplies

13 In the United States, election campaign spending and

contributions are regulated by the government

C

(A) buying

(B) taxation

(C) donations

(D) charities

14 Many desert animals have made adaptations that are

strikingly similar to those of desert plants

D

(A) predominantly

(B) precipitously

(C) forcefully

(D) remarkably

15 Oats were often harvested with a machine called a

combine

C

(A) ground

(B) packaged

(C) gathered

(D) planted