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SYNONYMS 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The football final has been postponed until next Sunday due to the heavy snowstorm.

a)

A. cancelled

b)

B. changed

c)

C. delayed

d)

D. continued

2.

It is high time more intensive campaigns were initiated to protect endangered species all over the world.

a)

A. adapted

b)

B. improved

c)

C. rebuilt

d)

D. introduced

3.

Thanks to highly sophisticated technology, scientists have made many important discoveries in different fields.

a)

A. confusing

b)

B. accessible

c)

C. effective

d)

D. advanced

4.

The Chernobyl disaster occurred on 26 April 1986 when the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, a town in northern Ukraine, went off.

a)

A. exploded

b)

B. demolished

c)

C. ran

d)

D. developed

5.

All utensils should be washed prior to use.

a)

A. after

b)

B. before

c)

C. while

d)

D. when

6.

Today, Amur leopard, one of the world’s most endangered wild cats, is found only in the Amur River basin of eastern Russia, having already gone extinct from China and the Korean Peninsula.

a)

A. died for

b)

B. died from

c)

C. died of

d)

D. died out

7.

We’re really close friends but we just can not see eye to eye on politics.

a)

A. not see well

b)

B. not share the same views about

c)

C. not understand

d)

D. not care for

8.

The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.

a)

A. revived

b)

B. surprised

c)

C. convinced

d)

D. survived

9.

Father has lost his job, so we’ll have to tighten our belt to avoid getting into debt.

a)

A. earn money

b)

B. save money

c)

C. sit still

d)

D. economize

10.

Pop music is not my cup of tea; I prefer classical music.

a)

A. doesn’t suit my taste

b)

B. is something I enjoy most

c)

C. is not my favourite drink

d)

D. is an object I don’t need

11.

Jane and Fed are both in their forties so they’re going into marriage with their eyes wide open.

a)

A. wide awake

b)

B. with great surprise

c)

C. fully aware of what they are doing

d)

D. with people’s admiration

12.

The museum was overrun with tourists, so we decided to go back another day.

a)

A. crowded with tourists

b)

B. having no tourists

c)

C. having tourists running

d)

D. not having enough tourists

13.

The victim of the racial discrimination settled for the apology from the company.

a)

A. made

b)

B. accepted

c)

C. offered

d)

D. issued

14.

I don’t really go in for winter sports very much.

a)

A. am not good at

b)

B. do not hate

c)

C. do not practixe

d)

D. am not keen on

15.

In 1969, the Beatles officially broke up after playing together as a band for more than a decade.

a)

A. separated

b)

B. united

c)

C. worked together

d)

D. cooperated

16.

Are you certain that you are cut out for that kind of job?

a)

A. are determined to take

b)

B. don’t want to take

c)

C. are offered

d)

D. have the necessary skills for

17.

Cynthia was on edge all day about the important presentation she had to give to the local citizens groups.

a)

A. nervous and excited

b)

B. doing well

c)

C. satisfied

d)

D. working hard

18.

Women liberated from childcare can pursue their own interests.

a)

A. separated from

b)

B. burdened with

c)

C. having fun with

d)

D. freed from

19.

Suddenly, in the twinkling of an eve, her whole life had been turned upside down.

a)

A. unfortunately

b)

B. gradually

c)

C. over a long period of time

d)

D. very quickly

20.

Love and relationships will always be a topic of universal interest.

a)

A. marked

b)

B. separated

c)

C. shared

d)

D. hidden