Boost your Vocabulary Cambridge 16 - Test 4 - Passage 1

Which word is the synonym for tunnel in this sentence: The Persians, who lived in present-day Iran, were one of the first civilizations to build tunnels that provided a reliable supply of water to human settlements in dry areas

• sidewalk

• airline

• pathway

• channel

Which word is the synonym for reliable in this sentence: The Persians, who lived in present-day Iran, were one of the first civilizations to build tunnels that provided a reliable supply of water to human settlements in dry areas

• unreliable

• dishonest

• consistent

• untrustworthy

Which word is the synonym for settlement in this sentence: The Persians, who lived in present-day Iran, were one of the first civilizations to build tunnels that provided a reliable supply of water to human settlements in dry areas

• community

• hometown

• village

• nation

Which word is the synonym for construction in this sentence: In the early first millennium BCE, they introduced the qanat method of tunnel construction, which consisted of placing posts over a hill in a straight line, to ensure that the tunnel kept to its route, and then digging vertical shafts down into the ground at regular intervals.

• disarrangement

• building

• destruction

• disfigurement

Which word is the synonym for vertical in this sentence: In the early first millennium BCE, they introduced the qanat method of tunnel construction, which consisted of placing posts over a hill in a straight line, to ensure that the tunnel kept to its route, and then digging vertical shafts down into the ground at regular intervals.

• horizontal

• parallel

• align

• perpendicular

Which word is the synonym for excavated in this sentence: The excavated soil was taken up to the surface using the shafts, which also provided ventilation during the work.

• cover

• bury

• conceal

• mine

Which word is the synonym for surface in this sentence: The excavated soil was taken up to the surface using the shafts, which also provided ventilation during the work.

• uncover

• interior

• inner

• outside

Which word is the synonym for ventilation in this sentence: The excavated soil was taken up to the surface using the shafts, which also provided ventilation during the work.

• uncover

• tire

• freshen

• excavate

Which word is the synonym for remarkably in this sentence: Remarkably, some qanats built by the Persians 2,700 years ago are still in use today.

• meagerly

• amazingly

• freshen

• meagerly

Which word is the synonym for pass on in this sentence: They later passed on their knowledge to the Romans, who also used the qanat method to construct water-supply tunnels for agriculture

• convey

• control

• convert

• confirm