Boost your Vocabulary Cambridge 8 - Test 2 - Passage 03

Which word is a synonym for odour in this sentence: Odours affect us on a physical, psychological and social level.

• smell

• clear

• differ

• large

Which word is a synonym for consciously in this sentence: For the most part, however, we breathe in the aromas which surround us without being consciously aware of their importance to us.

• original

• intentionally

• finally

• personality

Which word is a synonym for faculty in this sentence: It is only when the faculty of smell is impaired for some reason that we begin to realise the essential role the sense of smell plays in our sense of well-being

• sense

• view

• lessen

• rodent

Which word is a synonym for impaired in this sentence: It is only when the faculty of smell is impaired for some reason that we begin to realise the essential role the sense of smell plays in our sense of well-being

• critical

• weaken

• specify

• evaluate

Which word is a synonym for conduct in this sentence: A survey conducted by Anthony Synott at Montreal's Concordia University asked participants to comment on how important smell was to them in their lives.

• do

• go

• get

• hope

Which word is a synonym for evoke in this sentence: It became apparent that smell can evoke strong emotional responses.

• combine

• arouse

• explain

• guess

Which word is a synonym for rush in this sentence: A scent associated with a good experience can bring a rush of joy, while a foul odour or one associated with a bad memory may make us grimace with disgust.

• flow

• element

• craft

• dizzy

Which word is a synonym for foul in this sentence: A scent associated with a good experience can bring a rush of joy, while a foul odour or one associated with a bad memory may make us grimace with disgust.

• visible

• horrible

• able

• reasonable

Which word is a synonym for disgust in this sentence: A scent associated with a good experience can bring a rush of joy, while a foul odour or one associated with a bad memory may make us grimace with disgust.

• repugnance

• appearance

• abundance

• nuance

Which word is a synonym for respondent in this sentence: Respondents to the survey noted that many of their olfactory likes and dislikes were based on emotional associations.

• tension

• answerer

• occasion

• manner