SYNONYM – THE SAME MEANING Choose the best word that is the same meaning to the underlined word. 1. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop. A. came into B. went leisurely C. went quickly D. dropped by 2. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking. A. help B. prepared C. be busy D. attempt 3. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly A. happen B. encounter C. arrive D. clean 4. Parents intepret facial and vocal expressions as indicators of how a baby is feeling. A. translate B. understand C. read D. comprehend 5. Later a wine reception will be followed by a concert before guests tuck into a banquet. A. an enormous breakfast B. a formal conference C. an informal party D. a formal party 6. He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May. A. politeness B. rudeness C. encouragement D. measurement 7. GCSEs are not compulsory, but they are the most common qualification taken by 14-16- year-old students. A. specialized B. fulfilled C. required D. applied 8. People used to know more or less how their children would live. A. almost B. generally C. lately D. definitely 9. Two thousand people are…………….as having cancer of the mouth every year; and 60 percent of them will die within 5 years. A. regarded B. diagnosed C. checked D. killed 10. John has sent five letters to his friend but he has not received any reply. A. information B. postscript C. letter D. answer 11. In case of………… , you can call me at the office. A. fiction B. automation C. urgency D. importance 12. ………………surely leads to the loss of many factory jobs. A. automatic B. automation C. automate D. automatically 13. He analyzed our country’s economic problems profoundly. He must be a/an………………… . A. fiction writer B. expert C. messenger D. scientist 14. Many wildlife parks have been installed security cameras to guard against ……………who regularly hunt wild animals illegally. A. poachers B. conservationists C. environmentalists D. authority 15. In 1989, a ban was given on all international trade in ivory. A. action B. contamination C. destruction D. prohibition 16. We need………… actions and interventions of the local authorities to prevent national parks from being destroyed by pollution. A. excitedly B. threateningly C. approximately D. timely 17. Sports and festivals form an integral part of every human society. A. essential B. informative C. invented D. exciting 18. Books are a primary means for dissemination of knowledge and information. A. attempt B. distribution C. invention D. variety 19. In synchronized swimming, the players perform beautiful maneuvers to music and driving. A. swimming suits B. tools for swimming C. scuba sets D. movements that need skill and care 20. Thanks to the ……… of paper, many books have been kept for a very long time. A. information B. knowledge C. durability D. portability 21. When a diver is in the water, he uses a snokel to ……….through. A. chew B. swallow C. digest D. breathe 22. Aquatic sports have long been acknowledged as excellent ways to take physical exercise. A. reduced B. encouraged C. recognized D. practiced 23. When you play any sport, you may face the ………… of being hurt and injured. A. invention B. risk C. process D. support 24. UNESCO was established to encourage ………… among nations in the areas of education, science, culture and communication. A. employment B. collaboration C. workforce D. independence 25. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cutural Organization (UNESCO), was established in 1946. A. set up B. taken off C. put away D. run up 26. UNESCO has international cooperation agreements to secure the world’s cultural and natural heritage and to human rights. A. collaborate B. exchange C. preserve D. remain 27. Women’s rights have given them an………….to pursue high schooling and well-paid career. A. agency B. employment C. access D. economy 28. Women bear more than half of all work done. A. give up B. put away C. keep on D. take up 29. The number of women living in poverty has risen by 50% since 1970, the number of men by 30%. A. stayed on B. gone up C. kept away D. cooled off 30. Getting good education and making money themselves have given women more……. . A. free B. freely C. freed D. freedom 31. In our area, women make up 60% of the unskilled…………. . A. workforce B. access C. status D. number 32. Paid employment has undoubtedly brought economic and social gains to many women. A. easily B. freely C. independently D. certainly 33. When I was crossing the street, I caught sight of an old friend of mine in a restaurant. A. saw B. waved C. hit D. watched 34. She decided to give up her job to stay at home and take care of her little son. A. carry B. quit C. apply D. continue 35. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly. A. happen B. encounter C. arrive D. clean 36. All parents are………….to at least try to behave in ways that will give their own children an important protection. A. decided B. supposed C. followed D. rejected 37. It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding. A. approximately B. generally C. frankly D. simply 38. The ………….to success is to be ready from the start. A. key B. response C. agreement D. demand 39. We are trying to control the constancy of the dollar on the world’s money markets. A. capability B. ability C. stability D. responsibility 40. All ASEAN countries are received equal rights and …………. . A. justification B. justifiable C. justified D. justify 41. He tried to……….to everyone to support him. A. make B. appeal C. persuade D. advise 42. If orders keep coming in like this, I’ll have to employ more staff. A. give up B. add in C. gain on D. take on 43. ……………… candidates are likely to succeed in job interviews. A. nervous B. self-conscious C. self-doubt D. self-confident. 44. Housework is……… shared between them. A. equally B. equal C. equality D. equalizing 45. Joe, who is one of my elder sister’s sons, is my favorite…………… . A. nephew B. niece C. grandson D. uncle 46. They are trying to persuade the rich to………… their money to the charities. A. provide B. invest C. finance D. contribute 47. Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources………… . A. efficient B. efficiency C. ineffcient D. effciently 48. A/an………….is an official document stating that you have passed an exmination, completed a course, or achieve some necessary qualifications. A. certificate B. requirement C. education D. test 49. An………….is a student at a university or college who is studying for his or her first degree. A. undergraduate B. application C. insurance D. exam 50. Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your résumé to the company. A. recommendation B. reference C. curriculum vitae D. photograph 51. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the intervier is saying or asking you. A. be related to B. be interested in C. pay all attention to D. express interest to 52. An economic…………….is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty A. improvement B. depression C. development D. mission 53. In the future many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost. A. companies B. services C. supermarkets D. farms 54. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer. A. speed B. expectation C. improvement D. treatment 55. Let’s put off that meeting to next Monday. A. postpone B. schedule C. arrange D. exchange 56. Telecommunication is bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives. A. depression B. technique C. expect D. impact 57. Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems. A. taken off B. put away C. wiped out D. gone over 58. She felt very vexed with the noise. A. interested B. bored C. amused D. annoyed 59. During the interview, she show her ardent about the job. A. slow and steady B. keen and enthusiastic C. wise and knowledgeable D. stiff and formal 60. He is very optimistic. A. hopeful B. reliable C. religious D. sanctimonious 61. You’d better read some stories during your voyage across Atlantic. A. pathway B. a short trip C. long journey D. a peeping Tom 62. No one can predict what will happen in the future. A. preach B. forecast C. summarize D. advance 63. Discharging sewage into rivers and seas is in prohibition. A. support B. forbidding C. scheme D. movement forward 64. Nobody has known. It is still unveiled. A. worthless B. unwell C. uncovered D. unsuitable 65. The best students pass the exam easily, which is credible. A. qualities B. possible C. believable D. eatable . SYNONYM – THE SAME MEANING Choose the best word that is the same meaning to the underlined word. 1. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop. A. came into B. went. discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May. A. politeness B. rudeness C. encouragement D. measurement 7. GCSEs are not compulsory, but they are the most common. the wedding. A. approximately B. generally C. frankly D. simply 38. The ………….to success is to be ready from the start. A. key B. response C. agreement D. demand 39. We are trying to control the