English Synonyms Vocabulary Test 2
Question 1 |
An old man was their CONSTANT buyer.
A | popular |
B | capable |
C | clever |
D | permanent |
E | attentive |
Question 2 |
GRADUALLY that illness had broken me down.
A | steps |
B | inch by inch |
C | now and then |
D | little by little |
E | time after time |
Question 3 |
The achievements of science and technology of recent years have influenced the CAREERS of many people.
A | marketing |
B | trading |
C | professions |
D | hands |
E | works |
Question 4 |
Somebody TAPPED ON the door at night.
A | knocked |
B | closed |
C | looked through |
D | came up |
E | took care of |
Question 5 |
When the police arrived the thieves TOOK TO FLIGHT leaving all the stolen things behind. on
A | ran away |
B | take away |
C | did away |
D | got up |
E | climbed on |
Question 6 |
Please, you are so nervous, do try to CONTAIN your anger.
A | hold back |
B | consume |
C | contact |
D | consult |
E | come back |
Question 7 |
It’s high time for the child TO GO TO BYE-BYES.
A | to say good bye |
B | to play with toys |
C | to go to sleep |
D | to part with his parents |
E | to see his friends off |
Question 8 |
I wonder how many similar days I should BE FORCED to spend there.
A | be heard |
B | be sent |
C | be made |
D | be continued |
E | be rich |
Question 9 |
Shakespeare is sometimes called the BARD-of-the middle age.
A | poet |
B | writer |
C | poem |
D | banner |
E | song |
Question 10 |
After Columbus’s first voyage in 1492, the news of his DISCOVERY spread across Europe.
A | death |
B | treason |
C | exploration |
D | recovery |
E | victory |
Question 11 |
The Endeavour ANCHORED in a wide bay to take water and food.
A | sailed |
B | started |
C | was seen |
D | was on fire |
E | attached |
Question 12 |
Columbus was CONVINCED that the earth was round.
A | reluctant |
B | happy |
C | hesitant |
D | assured |
E | told |
Question 13 |
The Greeks and other ancient Mediterranean people thought that the earth was FLAT.
A | unlimited |
B | oval |
C | plane |
D | bumpy |
E | round |
Question 14 |
Arbuthnot’s work is HARDLY ever real today, but, J.Bull, whom he created, is very much alive.
A | barely |
B | always |
C | constantly |
D | happily |
E | cheerfully |
Question 15 |
John Bull, the nickname for the English nation, was INVENTED by a Scotsman, John Arbuthnot.
A | made up |
B | given up |
C | borrowed |
D | shared |
E | removed |
Question 16 |
Don’t try to BUTTER me. This trick of yours won’t work with me.
A | spread |
B | flatter |
C | press |
D | ban |
E | frighten |
Question 17 |
The company asked for ADDITIONAL information.
A | emphatic |
B | careful |
C | certain |
D | further |
E | unusual |
Question 18 |
The traffic rules must be OBSERVED by everybody.
A | seen |
B | heard |
C | followed |
D | taken |
E | learnt |
Question 19 |
Children need some RELAXATION after all those hard exams.
A | vacation |
B | holidays |
C | time |
D | period |
E | rest |
Question 20 |
-Who’s that man you spoke to just now?
-I don’t know, he is completely UNFAMILIAR to me.
A | foreign |
B | strange |
C | unknown |
D | new |
E | for |
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