IELTS (6)

The best synonym of 'modern / current' is ...

• contemporary

• bygone

• immediate

A ... exhibition is a display based on memory.

• contemporary

• retrospective

• bygone

A ... novel is a novel referring to the topics of the local or temporary interest.

• topical

• preceding

• bygone

The danger of the ... is that it can lull us into a false sense of security.

• status quo

• unexpectedness

• loss aversion

• regret avoidance

• All are possible answers.

The divorce rates stop going up or down for the first time in decades. They ...

• level out

• slight rise

• slight fall

• fluctuate

The ... struggle for civil rights shook up American society in the 1960s (violent / furious)

• turbulent

• abrupt

• gradual

• moderate

Synonym of 'employee / jobber / subordinate (as a noun)' and 'impermanent / provisional / interim (as an adjective)'

• sweeping

• minor

• rapid

• temporary

• tremendous

The right match with 'microscopic / miniature / minute / bitsy' is ...

• infinitesimal

• immense

• profound

• dramatic

• smooth

There was a/an ... improvement in our sales figures from 1990 to 2010, and this helped bring about our transformation from a small local company to a global leader. (all are possible except...)

• infinitesimal

• immense

• profound

• dramatic

• smooth

Everyone was grateful that there had been a very ... transition between governments.

• rapid

• modest

• minute

• extraordinary

• turbulent