Advanced Level Synonym Questions (Wordpower) Test 06
Question 1 |
The speaker tried to convey her feelings concerning the urgency of a favourable decision.
A | summon |
B | usurp |
C | impose |
D | communicate |
E | assuage |
Question 2 |
Teaching provides the chief means of conveying knowledge from generation to generation.
A | reviewing |
B | mastering |
C | passing on |
D | preserving |
E | speculating |
Question 3 |
To perfect the book, the writer, the artist and the editor cooperated.
A | kept in touch |
B | worked in their offices |
C | came together |
D | studied methods |
E | collaborated |
Question 4 |
There isn’t any known cure for dyslexia, but neurologists have developed ways to help Sufferers cope with it.
A | retard |
B | dispense with |
C | deal with |
D | eradicate |
E | cure |
Question 5 |
Innovative approaches to manufacturing, coupled with the tremendous size of the domestic market, led to the emergence of the United States as an industrial giant.
A | followed by |
B | combined with |
C | deriving from |
D | mixed with |
E | by doubling |
Question 6 |
A number of animals in Aesop’s fables are portrayed as being crafty.
A | dexterous |
B | talented |
C | artistic |
D | cunning |
E | ferocious |
Question 7 |
Arthur’s family have lived for years in a village near one the many creeks flowing into the part of the Mississippi River.
A | streams |
B | ponds |
C | lakes |
D | swamps |
E | pools |
Question 8 |
An increase in criminal behaviour and lost productivity are two common results of high unemployment.
A | fault |
B | error |
C | conduct |
D | mistake |
E | crime |
Question 9 |
It has just crossed my mind that they might want to accompany us.
A | occurred to me |
B | made me anxious |
C | happened |
D | reminded |
E | escaped my attention |
Question 10 |
George Ravencroft’s invention of lead crystal in the late 17th century was crucial to the development of optical lenses.
A | essential to |
B | prior to |
C | dependent on |
D | instructive for |
E | propitious for |
Question 11 |
Gardening is the cultivation of plants, usually in or near home.
A | germination |
B | growing |
C | classification |
D | sowing |
E | grafting |
Question 12 |
Since 1970’s, all governments efforts to curb inflation in Turkey have been unsuccessful.
A | resist |
B | control |
C | sustain |
D | induce |
E | reverse |
Question 13 |
The current edition of the magazine discusses the ancient civilizations of Anatolia.
A | latest |
B | first |
C | running |
D | special |
E | succinct |
Question 14 |
The daring young man drove through the dark and filthy back streets of the city looking for her lost dog.
A | bold |
B | cowardly |
C | persistent |
D | captured |
E | frightened |
Question 15 |
Dauntless men and women with their children crossed America in covered wagons.
A | foreign |
B | fearless |
C | penniless |
D | adventuresome |
E | pitiable |
Question 16 |
Mrs. Callaghan’s natural intelligence and her experience always enables her to deal with problems.
A | grow |
B | play |
C | cope |
D | stay |
E | avoid |
Question 17 |
The design of wildlife refuges is still a matter of considerable debate.
A | significance |
B | controversy |
C | urgency |
D | concern |
E | coincidence |
Question 18 |
The warranty guarantees that all defective parts will be replaced with no charge.
A | lost |
B | imperfect |
C | unused |
D | dorsal |
E | loathed |
Question 19 |
Deficiency of vitamin B1 causes a dysfunction of the nervous system and beriberi.
A | overdose |
B | too much |
C | lack |
D | wrong use |
E | side effects |
Question 20 |
John was as deft at handling complaints as he was at teaching.
A | intelligent |
B | angry |
C | skillful |
D | crude |
E | awkward |
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