Synonym-TOEFL-Lesson 22
1. Considerable energy savings are made in parts of
California by harvesting melons at night.
A
(A) picking
(B) planting
(C) watering
(D) packing
2. When he won the first prize he realised that this was the
highest attainment of his life.
A
(A) accomplishment
(B) task
(C) surprise
(D) shock
3. Americans have been criticized for placing too much
emphasis on being on time.
A
(A) importance
(B) activity
(C) bother
(D) assistance
4. Tiny Tim, a character in “A Christmas Carol” was a
happy little boy in spite of the disability that caused him to
favor one leg.
A
(A) limp
(B) weep
(C) rest
(D) shout
5. That a driver swerves in order to avoid an accident can
be proven by examining the marks on the pavement.
A
(A) turns sharply
(B) stops quickly
(C) hits something else
(D) goes backwards
6. The walnut is a deciduous tree that bears valuable
nuts.
B
(A) enriches
(B) yields
(C) replaces
(D) hides
7. The most important environmental influence on fish is
water temperature for fish tend to take on the temperature
of their surroundings.
A
(A) assume
(B) regulate
(C) avoid
(D) exceed
8. Classical acting is characterized by an eternal quest for
a balance between the natural and the stylized.
D
(A) redundancy in
(B) conflict of
(C) quality
(D) pursuit of
9. The student was so tenacious that he finally made it to
college.
D
(A) bright
(B) lucky
(C) industrious
(D) persistent
10. Hair is found exclusively in mammals.
D
(A) particularly
(B) commonly
(C) exceptionally
(D) only
11. According to scientists, it is possible that another Ice
Age will soon be upon us.
C
(A) some day
(B) now
(C) in the near future
(D) undoubtedly
12. The company possesses unique research capabilities.
C
(A) single
(B) only
(C) unequalled
(D) different
13. Scott seized the opportunity to present his proposal to
the director.
B
(A) realized
(B) grasped
(C) rendered
(D) delivered
14. Allowing fields to lie fallow is one means of restoring
fertility.
A
(A) unplanted
(B) plowed
(C) watered
(D) seeded
15. The doctor asked the patient to disrobe before the
examination.
D
(A) take medicine
(B) breathe deeply
(C) relax
(D) undress
16. A middle-aged woman of tremendous girth sat down
beside the other patients in the waiting room.
B
(A) prestige
(B) rotundity
(C) eloquence
(D) mirth
17. The disinterred mummy was found to be in an
advanced stage of disintegration.
C
(A) glorification
(B) saturation
(C) decomposition
(D) preservation
18. Perhaps the customer has overlooked his monthly
statement and not paid the bill.
C
(A) perused
(B) confused
(C) neglected
(D) not received
19. The company asked for additional information.
C
(A) certain
(B) emphatic
(C) further
(D) enchanting
20. Seeds are contained in the center of fleshy fruit such
as apples and pears.
A
(A) core
(B) focus
(C) nucleus
(D) median