Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 23
1. Marcia and Bill were the recipients of the president’s
scholarship for fine arts.
C
(A) creators
(B) donors
(C) receivers
(D) instigators
2. The student’s seminar presentation was both lucid and
interesting.
B
(A) long
(B) rational
(C) concise
(D) amusing
3. The new representative from our state is such an
extrovert I think he’ll have problems.
B
(A) ambitious person
(B) out going person
(C) egoist
(D) underdog
4. Sometimes I feel an irresistible urge to splurge on a
box of donuts.
A
(A) unstoppable
(B) disgusting
(C) greedy
(D) ceaseless
5. Legislators are considering whether the drug laws for
possession of marijuana are too severe.
B
(A) vague
(B) harsh
(C) diverse
(D) covert
6. Keep two pencils handy while taking the examination.
C
(A) extra
(B) secret
(C) near
(D) sharp
7. Recent studies have shown that the statute of male
Americans has scarcely in the past two hundred years.
B
(A) weight
(B) height
(C) life span
(D) head size
8. Many properties of the atmosphere affect the amount
of solar radiation that reaches the earth.
D
(A) belongings
(B) impurities
(C) levels
(D) characteristics
9. Efficiency was lacking in the company’s management,
and consequently productivity suffered.
A
(A) Effectiveness
(B) Diligence
(C) Honesty
(D) Cooperation
10. Ray is indulging in his favorite hobby, that of
collecting military statues.
D
(A) quenching
(B) expediting
(C) discarding
(D) engaging
11. A raccoon is distinctively marked with a mask of
black hair around its eyes.
A
(A) uniquely
(B) massively
(C) primarily
(D) defensively
12. Travel agents will confirm your reservations for you
free.
B
(A) purchase
(B) verify
(C) exchange
(D) obtain
13. In the famous nursery rhyme about Jack and Jill, Jill
tumbled down the hill after Jack.
B
(A) called
(B) fell
(C) run
(D) flew
14. When Pope John Paul visited Latin America, he often
signaled for children to come to him.
C
(A) denied
(B) adored
(C) beckoned
(D) allowed
15. In the fetus, cartilage forms a temporary skeleton that
will gradually be changed into bone.
A
(A) transformed
(B) straighten
(C) hardened
(D) fused