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Find the
synonym
of the following words written in capitals.
1.
He LOOKS at himself in the glass.
A) puts
B) likes
C) sees
D) stares
E) stands
2.
Ships and AIRCRAFTS are often equipped with radio telephones.
A) planes
B) trains
C) railroads
D) highways
E) boats
3.
Hemingway is a FAMOUS writer.
A) well-known
B) unknown
C) good
D) interesting
E) loved
4.
The children know that the sun RISES in the east.
A) wakes up
B) reaches
C) appears
D) sets
E) watches
5.
The teacher ASKED why he had missed so many classes.
A) replied
B) informed
C) wondered
D) answered
E) said
6.
I don’t want to know what they are TALKING about.
A) taking
B) speaking
C) coming
D) leaving
E) saying
7.
The game they LIKED best was writing short stories of their own.
A) found
B) did
C) enjoyed
D) wanted
E) wished
8.
My friend was sorry as his father was DEAD.
A) killed
B) living
C) came
D) was ill
E) was alive
9.
My friends can use my notes when they are ILL.
A) sick
B) hard
C) fresh
D) fine
E) fear
10. Our classes usually ARE OVER at 7 in the evening.
A) go on
B) continue
C) finish
D) begin
E) succeed
11. She said that she WAS GOING to live in London.
A) intended
B) came
C) planned
D) went
E) left
12. He thought that he was very SILLY.
A) clever
B) foolish
C) bright
D) wise
E) strong
13. They had a big house and AT THE BACK OF it there was a small lake.
A) behind
B) in front of
C) between
D) over
E) near
14. TWO HUNDRED YEARS ago the square yard was very clean.
A) many years
B) two week
C) two centuries
D) a fortnight
E) two months
15. I am not going to write any more NOW.
A) then
B) at the moment
C) after that
D) early
E) before
16. We shall be REACHING the station in 15 minutes.
A) moving to
B) leaving for
C) staying at
D) getting to
E) taking from
17. She saw at once that something terrible had HAPPENED.
A) solved
B) decided
C) understood
D) heard
E) taken place
18. She became angry and BEGAN to shout at them.
A) finished
B) stopped
C) started
D) set
E) was over
19. They BEGAN to work together twenty years ago.
A) finished
B) stayed
C) continued
D) started
E) gave up
20. We took the book last week and now we must GIVE it back.
A) take
B) return
C) revise
D) copy
E) hold
21. Switzerland helps developing countries to TRAIN their skilled
personnel.
A) inform
B) prepare
C) learn
D) give
E) study
22. The girl was so ATTRACTIVE that I constantly looked at her.
A) simple
B) plain
C) ugly
D) pretty
E) quick
23. My parents WENT TO Moscow in May and they will come back in
June.
A) started
B) set out
C) visited
D) left for
E) left
24. If your friend is seriously ill you should GO TO SEE him.
A) ask about
B) leave
C) see
D) visit
E) approach
25. I would like to speak to you IMMEDIATELY.
A) right now
B) just once
C) once
D) later
E) in 2 days
26. That wasn’t pronounced CORRECTLY.
A) wrongly
B) exactly
C) badly
D) good
E) well
27. “Will you GO ON, Ashley?” said the teacher.
A) start
B) finish
C) stop
D) continue
E) begin
28. What HAPPENED to you?
A) was result of
B) came
C) was the matter with
D) made
E) was glad
29. I ENJOYED the trip very much.
A) was happy
B) interested in
C) liked
D) was surprised
E) was glad
30. She is a doctor and ALSO a student.
A) else
B) too
C) either
D) neither
E) so
31. His HOLIDAY by the sea was like a dream.
A) rest
B) rested
C) walk
D) stay
E) life
32. The housewife TASTED the soup and said it was delicious.
A) cooked
B) tried
C) tried on
D) took
E) gave
33. The child couldn’t find his ball because he had PUT it under the bed.
A) take
B) took
C) carried
D) place
E) placed
34. The streets of Tashkent are WIDE and straight.
A) broad
B) beautiful
C) narrow
D) long
E) plain
35. The school he goes to is NEAR his house.
A) closed
B) far
C) not far from
D) about
E) by
36. There was an old man in a barge, whose nose was exceedingly LARGE.
A) tiny
B) huge
C) minute
D) wide
E) small
SYNONYMS
Book 2 Part A
Synonyms
TEST MASTER
