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FINAL EXAM REVISION 4_SYNONYM

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He is commonly referred to as the "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" and epitomizes the post-war pop generation.

a)

expands

b)

elaborates

c)

leads

d)

represents

2.

Margaret Thatcher was known for her tough uncompromising conservative political views, and became dubbed as "The Iron Lady".

a)

inflexible

b)

compatible

c)

reserved

d)

narrow-minded

3.

The quality of urban water bodies is increasingly exacerbated by a huge volume of untreated industrial and domestic wastewater.

a)

added

b)

decreased

c)

reduced

d)

aggravated

4.

A city that grows too quickly can also experience an array of environmental issues.

a)

variety

b)

proportion

c)

rate

d)

pace

5.

Low-income dwellers are generally living in older areas of modern cities, which are well known for poor sanitation, lack of health facilities and basic amenities.

a)

aid

b)

facilities

c)

resource

d)

place

6.

Adverse reviews in the New York press may greatly change the prospects of a new Broadway production.

a)

subversive

b)

additional

c)

encouraging

d)

unfavorable

7.

Some land is best used if two or more different kinds of crops are grown on it alternately; on the other hand, it is better to grow the same crop continuously.

a)

time after time

b)

slowly but surely

c)

one after another

d)

for many years

8.

Scientists warn of the impending extinction of many species of plants and animals.

a)

irrefutable

b)

imminent

c)

formidable

d)

absolute

9.

Today we can check out the latest news and current affairs with just few clicks of mouse or by switching on the radio and television.

a)

meetings

b)

affections

c)

matters

d)

approval

10.

The library has announced that henceforth, fines on overdue books will be 25 cents per day.

a)

for the time being

b)

across the board

c)

from now on

d)

as a result

11.

The Internet is a treasure trove of information, which offer knowledge on any given topic under the sun.

a)

sparsely

b)

undoubtedly

c)

scarcely

d)

abundantly

12.

Steve Kootenay-Jobin, aboriginal housing coordinator at Mount Royal University, notes that many indigenous students who move to the city for education, encounter culture shock.

a)

get rid of

b)

face up to

c)

get over

d)

wipe out

13.

Exotic pets like snakes and lizards are becoming more and more popular in Vietnam.

a)

Unconventional

b)

Foreign

c)

Unusual

d)

Offbeat

14.

Life imprisonment and capital punishment can be deterrents to illegal hunting of wild animals.

a)

measures to discourage people from

b)

useful techniques in raising awareness of

c)

unfavourable circumstances to reduce

d)

standard procedures for propagandizing for

15.

In the past years they didn't allocate enough funds to research and restoration of the wildlife.

a)

raise

b)

allot

c)

appropriate

d)

designate

16.

The authority has abolished the new regulation due to is impracticability.

a)

enacted

b)

taken effect

c)

come into force

d)

done away with

17.

He was in the red because the stock market crashed.

a)

affluent

b)

well-off

c)

broke

d)

well-to-to

18.

Da Vinci studied all aspects of life and his far-reaching investigations and discoveries sought to show an underlying unity of the universe.

a)

finite

b)

extensive

c)

insignificant

d)

excessive