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SYNONYMS

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For environmental safety, we need to find ways to reduce emission of fumes and smoke of factories.

a)

leak

b)

release

c)

poison

d)

pollutant

2.

Nylon is a man-made fibre, the use of which has helped more people to have cheaper and more colourful clothes to wear.

a)

natural

b)

plastic

c)

synthetic

d)

artificial

3.

The advances of commercial airplanes resulted in a shrinking world.

a)

decreasing

b)

reduced

c)

smaller

d)

compressing

4.

Journalists can make mistakes, so don't believe everything you read in the press.

a)

publications

b)

news bulletins

c)

reference books

d)

newspapers and magazines

5.

Face-to-face socializing is not as preferred as virtual socializing among the youth.

a)

Direct

b)

Facial

c)

Available

d)

Instant

6.

The situation got out of hand when the festival organisers couldn't foresee that the mob would get angry because they were stopped from taking the offerings.

a)

hard to complete

b)

difficult to control

c)

impossible to find

d)

unlikely to happen

7.

A number of practices at local festivals have come under strong scrutiny in recent years.

a)

approval

b)

attention

c)

disapproval

d)

examination

8.

Local people believe that the festival is an opportunity to teach younger generations about patriotism and bravery.

a)

heroism

b)

justice

c)

loyalty

d)

truth

9.

The government's plans to cut taxes really stimulated the economy.

a)

discouraged

b)

started

c)

weakened

d)

improved

10.

The authorities made fun of the way the farmers used animal behavior to predict the weather.

a)

mocked

b)

teased

c)

joked

d)

faked

11.

The private investigator followed the couple into the restaurant without their knowledge.

a)

accompanied

b)

chased

c)

trailed

d)

hunted

12.

They hunt in packs, attacking the old, sick and vulnerable young animals.

a)

inactive

b)

unprotected

c)

powerful

d)

immovable

13.

She touched the subcutaneous communications implant behind her right ear, thanks to which the communications net was made to start working.

a)

resurrected

b)

activated

c)

highlighted

d)

practiced

14.

The battery life of this laptop does not go beyond three hours. I have to charge the battery again after that.

a)

expel

b)

continue

c)

sustain

d)

exceed

15.

The heavy rain and wind destroyed many houses and buildings in the town.

a)

drizzle

b)

blizzard

c)

typhoon

d)

downpour

16.

You shouldn't expect immigrants to assimilate into an alien culture immediately.

a)

become accepted

b)

get rejected

c)

be alienated

d)

be identified

17.

Young people often dispense with the traditional ceremonies of marriage.

a)

engage upon

b)

unite

c)

destroy

d)

omit

18.

It was a pretty town with a picturesque harbor and well-preserved buildings.

a)

kept in good condition

b)

kept in bad condition

c)

badly damaged

d)

brand new

19.

Although Bac Ninh is the tiniest city of Viet Nam, it has a long-standing culture.

a)

long-lasting

b)

lengthy

c)

long

d)

well-established