Boost your Vocabulary Cambridge 16 - Test 1 - Passage 02

Which word is the synonym for ancient in this sentence: The pyramids are the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt and still hold enormous interest for people in the present day.

• analyze

• anticipate

• modern

• antique

Which word is the synonym for interest in this sentence: The pyramids are the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt and still hold enormous interest for people in the present day.

• fascination

• impediment

• invisibility

• identity

Which word is the synonym for grand in this sentence: These grand, impressive tributes to the memory of the Egyptian kings have become linked with the country even though other cultures, such as the Chinese and Mayan, also built pyramids.

• apparent

• prompt

• outstanding

• intense

Which word is the synonym for evolution in this sentence: The evolution of the pyramid form has been written and argued about for centuries.

• extreme

• development

• apparent

• adherent

Which word is the synonym for brilliant in this sentence: However, there is no question that, as far as Egypt is concerned, it began with one monument to one king designed by one brilliant architect: the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.

• excellent

• major

• suitable

• urgent

Which word is the synonym for Prior to in this sentence: Prior to Djoser's reign, tombs were rectangular monuments made of dried clay brick, which covered underground passages where the deceased person was buried.

• since

• because

• after

• before

Which word is the synonym for passage in this sentence: Prior to Djoser's reign, tombs were rectangular monuments made of dried clay brick, which covered underground passages where the deceased person was buried.

• extent

• range

• standard

• channel

Which word is the synonym for deceased in this sentence: Prior to Djoser's reign, tombs were rectangular monuments made of dried clay brick, which covered underground passages where the deceased person was buried.

• reveal

• fixed

• induce

• dead

Which word is the synonym for conceive in this sentence: For reasons which remain unclear, Djoser's main official, whose name was Imhotep, conceived of building a taller, more impressive tomb for his king by stacking stone slabs on top of one another, progressively making them smaller, to form the shape now known as the Step Pyramid.

• concentre

• consider

• conscience

• commitee

Which word is the synonym for stack in this sentence: For reasons which remain unclear, Djoser's main official, whose name was Imhotep, conceived of building a taller, more impressive tomb for his king by stacking stone slabs on top of one another, progressively making them smaller, to form the shape now known as the Step Pyramid.

• utilize

• load

• impede

• interprete