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Synonyms for quitA1 The train to Rotterdam departs at pm sharp!answer" (c) departs

A2 ave yo$ heard that %rs Andrews resigned &rom the 'oard o& directorsanswer" (d) resigned

A3 This eercise was very di&&ic$lt and I &inally gave up!answer" (d) gave $p

A4 *nloyal sailors o&ten desert their ship!answer" (c) desert

A5 +o$ have to quit smo,ing 'eca$se it-s not good &or yo$.answer" (') $it

A6 The teacher as,ed the noisy st$dents to quit tal,ing!answer" (c) $it

A7 %y 'est &riend deserted me in a time o& need!answer" (') deserted

A8 e easily aandoned his career!answer" (c) a'andoned

A! 0hy did ason aandon his wi&eanswer" (c) a'andon

A1" 2$c,oos $s$ally desert their nests!answer" (') desert


Synonyms for adapt

A1 2hildren $s$ally ad#ust $ic,ly to all changes!answer" (d) ad4$stA2 I can-t adapt to this climate yet!answer" (c) adapt

A3 I li,e this coat very m$ch 'eca$se it mat$hes my shoes5 they are the same colo$r!answer" (') matches

A4 I don-t want to a$$ommodate my plans to yo$rs again.answer" (a) accommodate

A5 ane isn-t s$re i& she can adapt to the new sit$ation!answer" (c) adapt

A6 This m$sic really fits my mood!answer" (a) &its

A7 +o$ will accept the idea only i& yo$ ad#ust yo$r mind to it!answer" (c) ad4$st

A8 These tro$sers are my si6e5 they per&ectly fit me!answer" (c) &it

A! 2an yo$ fit the pieces o& the 4igsawanswer" (') &it

A1" This plan suits me $ite well!answer" (d) s$its


Synonyms for $hange


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A1 This ,ey loc, is 'ro,en and we have to $hange it!answer" (a) change

A2 +o$ can-t wear this dress5 it-s too 'ig and the tailor has to alter it a 'it!answer" (c) alter

A3 I don-t really li,e this dress5 let-s $hange it &or another one!answer" (') change

A4 0hy did yo$ $hange yo$r mindanswer" (c) change

A5 e doesn-t have a reg$lar 4o'5 he shifts &rom one 4o' to another!answer" (a) shi&ts

A6 Ec$se me5 where can I e%$hange dollars &or e$roanswer" (') echange

A7 I thin, she will $hange her opinion a&ter yo$ tal, to her!answer" (d) change

A8 8on-t shift the 'lame on to yo$r 'rother.answer" (') shi&t

A! Electricity can 'e transformed into light!answer" (d) trans&ormed

A1" The two sisters are very close5 they e%$hange letters every wee,!answer" (c) echange


Synonyms for moveA1 %y mother was &andering down the hall lost in tho$ght!answer" (d) wandering

A2 omeless people o&ten &ander a'o$t the streets!answer" (c) wander

A3 Every day a&ter wor, :rian and oan &al' together 'ac, home!answer" (') wal,

A4 %y mother was very angry5 she co$ldn-t stoppa$ing $p and down the hallway!answer" (c) pacing

A5 8on-t &orget to &al' the dog today.answer" (a) wal,

A6 I thin, this p$ppy is lost 'eca$se it has strayed &rom its mother!answer" (d) strayed

A7 0hy is this man staggering Is he dr$n,answer" (d) staggering

A8 0hy are yo$ limping Is yo$r leg h$rtanswer" (d) limping

A! The old woman stumled in &ront o& the shop and &ell down!answer" (c) st$m'led

A1" :e care&$l5 please5 'eca$se yo$ can easily stray in the dar, and lose the way!answer" (a) stray

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Synonyms for &al'

A1 +o$ loo, tired!


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A6 The small lam' was lost 'eca$se it had strayed &rom its &loc,!answer" (a) strayed

A7 0here is yo$r 'rother 8on-t tell me he is &andering in the mo$ntain again!answer" (d) wandering

A8 0hy are yo$pa$ing aro$nd me so nervo$sly Is there anything yo$ want to tell meanswer" (a) pacing

A! 0atch the signs i& yo$ don-t want to stray &rom the road and get lost!answer" (') stray

A1" I& yo$ are not so tired5 we can &al' home instead o& ta,ing the '$s.answer" (a) wal,

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Synonyms for eat and stri'eA1 +o$r heart eats really &ast.answer" (c) 'eats

A2 8on-t stri'e all the matches &rom this match'o5 please.answer" (') stri,e

A3 =ever hit me in the &ace again.answer" (d) hit

A4 0hen she saw him5 her heart 'egan topound!

answer" (c) po$ndA5 2an yo$ &hip the eggs &or me5 please I-m trying to ma,e a 2hristmas ca,e!answer" (d) whip

A6 I &eel so sorry &or the poor horse. Stop &hipping it5 please.answer" (a) whipping

A7 ohn slapped his mother in the &ace &or the &irst time in his li&e!answer" (a) slapped

A8 stri'e while the iron is hot.answer" (') stri,e

A! I thin, I heard a dr$m eating!answer" (d) 'eating

A1" The &ather was &$rio$s andpounded the ta'le!answer" (c) po$nded

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Synonyms for lonely and aloneA1Annette never leaves her &ive?year?old son alone at home!answer" (') alone

A2 %other tries to hide it5 '$t we ,now that she is a lonely woman!answer" (c) lonely

A3 0e have no neigh'o$rs 'eca$se o$r ho$se stands alone on a hill!answer" (a) alone

A4A&ter his wi&e-s death5 his evenings have 'een long and solitary!answer" (c) solitary

A5 %arion doesn-t see anyone! She leads a lonesome li&e!answer" (') lonesome

A6 @or a long time now we have 'een loo,ing &or a deta$hed ho$se to live in!answer" (c) detachedA7 e didn-t say a single word to de&end himsel&!answer" (a) single

A8 8o yo$ ,now i& she is married or singleanswer" (c) single

A! +o$ can-t li&t this heavy s$itcase alone!answer" (') alone

A1" %r Redding didn-t li,e to 'e alone at meals!answer" (c) alone


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Synonyms for mista'e and errorA1 It is a mista'e to arg$e with yo$r &riends!answer" (c) mista,e

A2 The new assistant made a lunder and as a res$lt all the acco$nts were messed $p!answer" (d) 'l$nder

A3 8on-t 'lame yo$rsel&5 it-s not yo$r fault.answer" (a) &a$lt

A4 The engineer was $ic, to point o$t the technical errors!answer" (c) errors

A5 I can $nderstand yo$r Spanish in spite o& the grammar mista'es yo$ ma,e!answer" (a) mista,es

A6 Sorry5 I didn-t mean to say this5 it was a slip o& the tong$e!answer" (a) slip

A7 0hose fault is this +o$rs5 I-m a&raid!answer" (c) &a$lt

A8 +o$r composition is &$ll o& mista'es!answer" (') mista,es

A! +o$ will ma,e a terri'le lunder in introd$cing her to yo$r parents!

answer" (a) 'l$nderA1" The child 'ro,e the epensive vase '$t it was his mother-s fault &or letting him play close to it!answer" (c) &a$lt

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Synonyms for roer and thiefA1 The roers attac,ed the owner o& the ho$se and disappeared with the epensive painting!answer" (a) ro''ers

A2 Two mas,ed roers went o$t o& the 'lac, car5 r$shed into the 'an, pointing their g$ns andcarried awaymore than ;C CCC dollars!answer" (d) ro''ers

A3 %ichael was attac,ed 'y andits in the dar, street and they too, his wallet!

answer" (c) 'anditsA4A urglar had 'ro,en the 'ac, door and stolen my golden nec,lace!answer" (c) '$rglar

A5 The ship was attac,ed 'ypirates near a deserted island!answer" (c) pirates

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A2An archeological e%pedition was organi6ed to investigate the remains o& the ancientsettlement5 which hadrecently 'een &o$nd near the capital!answer" (c) epedition

A3 %y#ourney to wor, ta,es a'o$t &i&ty min$tes 'y car!answer" (a) 4o$rney

A4 I& yo$ are planning a holiday in Amsterdam5 yo$-d 'etter go 'y plane 'eca$se otherwise it is athree day

#ourney 'y '$s &rom :$lgaria to olland!answer" (a) 4o$rney

A5 Roger entered the D$inness 'oo, o& world records &ollowing his voyage across the aci&ichaving spent morethan three months all alone in an open 'oat!answer" (d) voyage

A6 $lia chose to spend her holiday in A&rica! er pac,age to$r incl$des wal,ing in the 4$ngle5sailing down the=ile5 as well as going on a sightseeing safari to o'serve lions5 tigers and vario$s types o& wildli&e!answer" (a) sa&ari

A7 %y idea o& a per&ect honey moon is to go on a world tour and visit many interesting places! Asyo$ can see5 I

have already mar,ed some o& those places on the map!answer" (d) to$r

A8 :eing a yo$ng scientist5 osh$a is really ecited to 'e going on his &irst e%pedition to the =orthole where hewill 'e doing do some research wor, on walr$ses!answer" (') epedition

A! This holiday company arranges lots o& e%$ursions &or gro$ps o& people to go into themo$ntains and picnic 'ythe river!answer" (c) ec$rsions

A1" Fne o& my da$ghter-s &avo$rite movies is -The (oyages o& Sin'ad the Sailor-5 which tells o&the ecitingeperiences o& Sin'ad at sea!

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Synonyms for adaptA1 This 'oo, is very di&&ic$lt &or children aged ten and I-m a&raid yo$ will have to adapt it!answer" (c) adapt

A2 This machinery needs to 'e ad#usted 'e&ore p$tting it into operation!answer" (') ad4$sted

A3 St$dents $s$ally &ind it very easy to adapt to college li&e!answer" (') adapt

A4 I will have to &ind a way to a$$ommodate mysel& to the new re$irements!answer" (c) accommodate

A5 The pict$re on the television is not very clear and pro'a'ly something needs to 'e ad#usted!

answer" (') ad4$stedA6 It-s 'een months since he moved to the =orth '$t he can-t a$$limati)e himsel& yet!answer" (c) acclimati6e

A7 This plan o& yo$rs really suits me.answer" (a) s$its

A8 0e are happy to in&orm yo$ that yo$ are the candidate who 'est suits o$r $ali&ications!answer" (c) s$its

A! I admit it-s 'een a hard thing to do5 '$t I &inally re$on$iled my way o& thin,ing with yo$rs!answer" (a) reconciled

A1" I li,e those shoes so m$ch5 I wish they fitted me!


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Synonyms for $hange and shiftA1 I ,now that they have $hanged their address '$t I don-t have the new one!answer" (') changed

A2 %arina had to $hange her opinion i& she wanted to please her parents!answer" (d) change

A3 I-ve lost a lot o& weight &or the last co$ple o& months and most o& my clothes need to 'ealtered!answer" (a) altered

A4 This political change will completely modify the str$ct$re o& the city administration!answer" (c) modi&y

A5 I& yo$ $hange yo$r voice5 she will not recogni6e yo$ on the phone!answer" (a) change

A6 I& these shoes don-t &it yo$5 we can e%$hange them &or another pair!answer" (c) echange

A7 Since she was in a h$rry we only managed to e%$hange a &ew words!answer" (') echange

A8 I-m a&raid this letter so$nds rather r$de! 2an yo$5 please5 modify it to ma,e it more polite.

answer" (c) modi&yA! This was the worst eperience in her li&e and no s$rprisingly it had transformed hercompletely!answer" (') trans&ormed

A1"A&ter months o& practicing5 she &inally learned how to transform clay into 'ea$ti&$l sc$lpt$res!answer" (c) trans&orm

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Synonyms for fit and adaptA1 The plot o& this 'oo, is very di&&ic$lt to $nderstand! 8o yo$ thin, it can 'e adapted &or thestageanswer" (a) adapted

A2 oan moved to A$stralia more than a year ago '$t she can-t fit into that new world yet!

answer" (') &itA3 %ary ad#usted her s,irt and le&t the room pro$dly!answer" (c) ad4$sted

A4 She admired his a'ility to adapt himsel& to new things!answer" (') adapt

A5 The lawyer tried hard to a$$ommodate his statements to the &acts!answer" (c) accommodate

A6 0e 'o$ght a new piano stool &or o$r son '$t it t$rned o$t to 'e too high &or him and it needs to'e ad#usted!answer" (') ad4$sted

A7 0hy don-t we meet in &ront o& the cinema tomorrow a&ternoon 0hat time will suit yo$answer" (') s$it

A8 The light s$ddenly went o$t and I co$ldn-t see anything '$t little 'y little I adapted my eyes to

the dar,ness!answer" (a) adaptedA! The soldiers &o$nd it hard to adapt themselves to the hot dry climate!answer" (') adapt

A1" I li,e the idea o& 'ecoming yo$r partner and which is more5 this '$siness really suits me!answer" (c) s$its

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Synonyms for surrender


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A1 The yo$ng scientist aandoned his career &or the sa,e o& his children who lost their mother ina car accident!answer" (') a'andoned

A2 The island was so $iet5 it loo,ed li,e all living creat$res had deserted it!answer" (c) deserted

A3Antoinette co$ldn-t possi'ly 'elieve that he deserted her at the party li,e that!answer" (a) deserted

A4 osh$a was preparing to leave his wi&e witho$t warning her!answer" (c) leave

A5 This war will contin$e $nless we surrender!answer" (d) s$rrender

A6 +o$ can-t 4$st quit school li,e that! +o$ aren-t old eno$gh to &ind a 4o' and s$pport yo$rsel&!answer" (a) $it

A7 It will 'ecome very complicated i& %r 2onrad resigns his o&&ice 'eca$se there-s no one whocan replace himon this position!answer" (') resigns

A8 @or once in yo$r li&e5 please5 $nderstand that yo$ have to give up drin,ing 'eca$se it-s ,illingyo$!answer" (a) give $p

A!A&ter her h$s'and-s death %arion was desperate and surrendered all hope &or a 'etter &$t$re!answer" (c) s$rrendered

A1" They went to co$rt only to resign their claim!answer" (d) resign

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Synonyms for &al' and goA1 Elephants range the wild A&rican 4$ngle!answer" (a) range

A2 The girls were sauntering a'o$t the village5 wasting their time!answer" (c) sa$ntering

A3 She had a &eeling that there was a wild animalpro&ling in the '$shes!answer" (') prowling

A4 @ollow the yellow line5 don-t stray &rom it or yo$ will get lost.answer" (a) stray

A5A moment later I saw her stride into the room5 pro$d o& her s$ccess!answer" (a) stride

A6All day long the h$nters were roaming the mo$ntains!answer" (d) roaming

A7 It-s yo$r t$rn today to &al' the dog.answer" (c) wal,

A8 The 'oss ramled restlessly across the o&&ice!answer" (c) ram'led

A!Altho$gh it was dar,5 I thin, I saw her! She was ramling a'o$t the large hall!answer" (a) ram'ling

A1" The poor 'oy roamed the &ields all alone loo,ing &or some privacy!

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Synonyms for &anderA1Alan spent his childhood ranging seas and oceans with his &ather who was a captain o& a ship!answer" (a) ranging

A2 $ngry lions have 'een ranging the desert &or a long time now!answer" (c) ranging

A3 :e care&$l when yo$ go to the &orest 'eca$se there are wolvespro&ling all over &or a prey!answer" (d) prowling


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A6 I &eel so lonely a&ter my sister got married and moved to live with her h$s'and!answer" (a) lonely

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Synonyms for tas' and dutyA1 i5 8ave! I-m calling to see i& yo$ have anyplans &or the wee,end! 0e co$ld go o$t and havesome &$n i& yo$li,e!answer" (a) plans

A2 i5 %ario! I do act$ally have a homewor, assignment to do! The deadline-s %onday and I-m

a&raid I-ll have todo it d$ring the wee,end5 so I-ll 'e $ite '$sy!answer" (') assignment

A3 0hat-s the su#e$t o& yo$r homewor, 0hat-s the topic yo$-ve got to write a'o$tanswer" (') s$'4ect

A4 0ell5 it-s &or my architect$re co$rse! I-ve got to write something a'o$t the interior design o&l$$ry hotels! +o$,now5 the way they loo, inside5 &$rnit$re5 colo$rs!answer" (c) design

A5 8ave5 I can help yo$ i& yo$ want! I-m very good at drawing and I co$ld ma,e some s'et$hes&or yo$ to showwhat it loo,s inside5 4$st $ic, drawings witho$t too m$ch detail!answer" (a) s,etches

A6 %ario5 that-s great! I was thin,ing o& as,ing yo$ '$t I didn-t want to ta,e $p yo$r time! It-s not apartic$larlyeasy tas' having to do this sort o& homewor, and I-m not really ,een on it5 either!answer" (') tas,

A7 Fh5 no5 on the contrary! I-d love to help yo$! 8rawing is a ho''y o& mine5 so5 don-t worry! I-llloo, on it as apleas$re rather than a $hore!answer" (a) chore

A8 In that case5 why don-t yo$ come home so that I can eplain to yo$ eactly the mainpurposeo& my homewor,!answer" (') p$rpose

A! 0e can wor, o$t aplan a 'it at a timeanswer" (a) plan

A1" &or the assignments we-ve got to complete! It-ll 'e easier and more &$n i& we do it together

and may'ea&terwards we co$ld go o$t and en4oy o$rselves!answer" (') assignments

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Synonyms for &al'A1 %arian was very eha$sted at the end o& the day so she &al'ed slowly along the 'each on herway 'ac,home!answer" (c) wal,ed

A2 0hen they were yo$nger5 they $sed to stroll in the par, with their ,ids every wee,end!answer" (') stroll

A3As :rian is having his s$mmer vacation he is sauntering a'o$t the village all day long!

answer" (d) sa$nteringA4 The man was very worried a'o$t his wi&e 'eing so late and he waspa$ing nervo$sly $p anddown the sittingroom!answer" (') pacing

A5As it had no choice trying to escape &rom the v$lt$re5 the doe strode $ic,ly over thestreamlet!answer" (a) strode

A6 =ow5 a&ter he had won the coveted pri6e5 ason stal'ed into the room smiling!answer" (c) stal,ed


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A7 They spent their &irst day as a married co$ple &andering a'o$t the streets o& Genice asto$rists!answer" (d) wandering

A8 e soon retired and will &inally have eno$gh time to roam over the co$ntry!answer" (') roam

A! It got very dar, in the &orest5 so they easily strayed &rom the path and got lost!answer" (a) strayed

A1" er &riends le&t her all alone in a strange town and she gadded a'o$t $naccompanied all daylong!answer" (d) gadded


Synonyms for aandonA1 e tho$ght he co$ld ma,e it '$t a&ter considering the complicated sit$ation5 he aandoned allhope!answer" (') a'andoned

A2 :rian got so $pset and &or the &irst time in his li&e his presence o& mind deserted him!answer" (c) deserted

A3 Sometimes good &riends will forsa'e yo$ 4$st when yo$ need them!answer" (d) &orsa,e

A4 I thin, yo$ sho$ld quit school and get a 4o'!answer" (') $it

A5Altho$gh he was very sic,5 he didn-t even try to give up drin,ing!answer" (') give $p

A6 The doctor told the patient that he sho$ld quit smo,ing!answer" (') $it

A7 8espite c$rrent pro'lems5 they hadn-t given up their commitment to the idea!answer" (') given $p

A8 The soldiers were eha$sted and they &inally surrendered the city to the enemy!answer" (c) s$rrendered

A! ospeph said he wo$ld accept the agreement only on the condition that the manager wo$ldresign his o&&iceposition!

answer" (c) resignA1" 0hat time does the plane depart eactlyanswer" (') depart


Synonyms for e%$hangeA1 I am very pleased to &ind o$t that yo$ have $hanged &or the 'etter!answer" (') changed

A2 Till his last day aco' was not s$re whether he sho$ld alter his will!answer" (') alter

A3 She was planning this trip &or a long time '$t the $nepected death o& her &ather $hanged herplans!answer" (c) changed

A4 This is my &avo$rite dress '$t since I-ve lost a lot o& weight it needs to 'e altered 'e&ore I p$t iton!answer" (a) altered

A5 8on-t yo$ ever try to shift the 'lame on me again5 please.answer" (') shi&t

A6 The manager decided to modify the terms o& o$r agreement!answer" (') modi&y

A7 ohn &inds it hard to &ind a permanent 4o'5 he-s 'een shifting &rom one 4o' to another &or aslong as I canremem'er!


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answer" (c) span,sA8 oan heard the cloc, stri'e midnight and reali6ed that she had &orgotten a'o$t theirappointment!answer" (a) stri,e

A! The na$ghty 'oy thrashed the hedge to &righten the horses!answer" (') thrashed

A1" The woman was standing on a roc,5 desperately loo,ing at the waves eating the shore!answer" (d) 'eating

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Synonyms for alone and lonesomeA1All the other people at the party had gathered together in small gro$ps5 having the time o& theirli&e5 and onlyshe was le&t standing alone!answer" (d) alone

A2A&ter the good news o& my promotion I &elt li,e wal,ing in the par,5 '$t not alone5 and my sisterwas the onlyone I &elt li,e wal,ing with!answer" (a) alone

A3 oan-s h$s'and a'andoned her $nepectedly5 leaving her lonely and $ncertain a'o$t the

&$t$re!answer" (') lonely

A4 She hates 2hristmas 'eca$se she &eels so sad and lonesome despite all the people coming'y to greet her!answer" (') lonesome

A5As the path was very narrow and dangero$s5 the g$ide told them they sho$ld wal, in single&ile!answer" (c) single

A6 e was wal,ing along the streets which were $s$ally so crowded5 '$t that a&ternoon &or somereason theyloo,ed desolate!answer" (c) desolate

A7 %arion didn-t imagine she co$ld ever en4oy those solitary wal,s in the mo$ntain!

answer" (') solitaryA8 er mind was occ$pied 'y one single tho$ght and that was to leave this &amily &orever!answer" (c) single

A! @inally they &o$nd what they were loo,ing &or5 it was the ho$se o& their dreams? two storeys5 a'ea$ti&$l greengarden and a deta$hed garage!answer" (') detached

A1" The nights were the worst part &or she was ha$nted 'y lonesome tho$ghts which were ,illingher!answer" (c) lonesome

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Synonyms for danger

A1 In winter months there is always a danger o& catching cold!answer" (a) dangerA2 The Arctic 'ears are a'le to s$rvive theperils o& the 'li66ards!answer" (') perils

A3 Since yo$ have 'o$ght a 'rand new ho$se I thin, yo$ sho$ld ins$re it &or all ris's!answer" (') ris,s

A4 There was a danger he wo$ld do the wrong thing 'eca$se he saw the reward '$t not the ris,o& crime!answer" (c) danger


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A3 I& I were yo$ I wo$ldn-t '$y this old ho$se 'eca$se it-s not sa&e against urglars! Anyone co$ldeasily 'rea,thro$gh these old wooden doors!answer" (c) '$rglars

A4 ow co$ld yo$ possi'ly thin, o& moving to live in this neigh'o$rhood. It-s &$ll o& andits andtoo dangero$s &orthe children to play o$tside!answer" (a) 'andits

A5 This deserted ship was $sed 'y smugglers many years ago! They stored here the goods theyhad ta,enillegally &rom one co$ntry to another!answer" (a) sm$gglers

A6 Even nowadayspirates are still ranging the oceans and no one can &eel sa&e against them!answer" (') pirates

A7 This is private property and we are not s$pposed to go 'eyond this point 'eca$se they willprosec$te $s astrespassers!answer" (') trespassers

A8 This is a new store and there are cameras all over the place to watch &or shoplifters!answer" (c) shopli&ters

A! She is thin,ing o& 'loc,ing $p the 'edroom window 'eca$se urglars have got into the ho$sethro$gh it aco$ple o& times so &ar!answer" (') '$rglars

A1" The acco$ntant o& the 'an, t$rned o$t to 'e one o& the mas,ed roers who r$shed armedinto the '$ildingand too, all the money &rom the sa&e!answer" (c) ro''ers

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Synonyms for 'ill and murderA1 The &ire spread all over the anti$e 'oo,shop and destroyed all the val$a'le 'oo,s andman$scripts in it!

answer" (') destroyedA2 The plag$e in the nineteenth cent$ry was a terri'le disease that 'illed millions o& people!answer" (a) ,illed

A3 Since Alice retired her li&e has 'een deprived o& emotions H no '$siness meetings5 trips orcoc,tail?parties!The ro$tine o& her present li&e simply 'ills!answer" (') ,ills

A4 In %iddle Ages 'andits and criminals were p$'licly e%e$uted 'y hanging!answer" (c) eec$ted

A5 The ma&ia people $s$ally ,idnap rich men-s children &or money and a&ter that they murderthem!answer" (c) m$rder

A6 The president o& the co$ntry was assassinated 'eca$se no'ody li,ed his hostile politics!

answer" (d) assassinatedA7 The trial against the criminal who assassinated the senator was ad4o$rned 'eca$se o& lac, o&evidence!answer" (d) assassinated

A8 Tho$sands o& cows and other cattle were slaughtered 'eca$se o& the anthra epidemic a &ewyears ago!answer" (a) sla$ghtered

A!A lot o& Indian villages were massa$red a&ter white men settled in the new continent!answer" (c) massacred


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A1"Angela has 'een an in&ormer o& the ma&ia &or many years now! She gets well paid &or thisdirty 4o' '$t she,nows that people li,e her do not live long! Fne day they the ma&ia itsel& will liquidate her!answer" (') li$idate


Synonyms for usiness and employmentA1 osh$a and %ichael inherited a small company &rom their &ather! Their usiness is pac,ingmeat and selling itwholesale!answer" (d) '$siness

A2 %arylyn was heart'ro,en when she &o$nd o$t that her h$s'and had 'een having an affair withhis secretary&or a long time!answer" (c) a&&air

A3 eter is a 'lac,smith 'y o$$upation '$t presently he is $nemployed!answer" (c) occ$pation

A4 I noticed that yo$ visit olland very o&ten! 8o yo$ go there on usiness or &or pleas$reanswer" (d) '$siness

A5 Stay o$t o& this pro'lem and do not inter&ere5 please. It-s none o& yo$r usiness.

answer" (') '$sinessA6 0e are pro$d that all o$r st$dents grad$ated and &o$nd employment in good companies andat good wages!answer" (a) employment

A7 This orchestra is one o& the 'est in the co$ntry and they have many concert engagementseach month!answer" (a) engagements

A8 Samantha tr$ly 'elieves that it is her $alling to 'ecome a doctor! She &eels she was 'orn &or it!answer" (') calling

A!Altho$gh I don-t &eel it as my calling5 I have decided to choose my mother-sprofession and'ecome a lawyer! I,now this will ma,e her happy!answer" (') pro&ession

A1" $lia is a yo$ng lawyer and she has 4$st got her &irst promotion '$t she is resolved to ma,e adisting$ished$areer in the legal pro&ession!answer" (') career


Synonyms for see and &at$hA1 The to$rists stood there ga)ing at the lovely scenery! Fne co$ld see the admiration in theireyes!answer" (') ga6ing

A2 Some animals and 'irds &ind no di&&ic$lty moving at night as they have the a'ility to see in thedar,!answer" (d) see

A3As Kathryn was in a h$rry and so h$ngry she simply glan$ed at the men$ and ordered asandwich and somesalad!answer" (') glanced

A4 They decided to spend a romantic night sleeping on the 'each and ga)ing at the stars!answer" (d) ga6ing

A5As eremy had never 'een in a city li,e =ew +or, 'e&ore5 he 4$st stood in &ront o& the talls,yscrapers with hismo$th open and gaped at them!answer" (') gaped


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A6 0hen $lia saw her h$s'and with another woman5 she was so shoc,ed that she co$ld donothing '$t stare athim in dis'elie&!answer" (d) stare

A7 This man was their only hope and when he let them down they all stared at him in alarm!answer" (a) stared

A8 :rian had a &eeling that the 'lac, @ord had 'een &ollowing him! e glan$ed in the rearviewmirror to see i& thecar was still 'ehind him!answer" (') glanced

A! The ,ids were told o&& many times &orpeeping thro$gh the ,eyhole while their parents werehaving anarg$ment in the 'edroom!answer" (c) peeping

A1" e glared at his wi&e when she act$ally dared to oppose him!answer" (') glared


Synonyms for spea' and shoutA1 I heard the teacher $all o$t my name &rom the class register!

answer" (') callA2 I don-t li,e o$r 2hemistry teacher 'eca$se he-s always shouting at $s!answer" (a) sho$ting

A3 8id yo$ hear some'ody $alling &rom the ,itchen I thin, they want $s to come!answer" (c) calling

A4 +o$ don-t have to yell at me. I can hear yo$5 I-m not dea&.answer" (c) yell

A5 0e had to shout at each other at the party last night 'eca$se the m$sic was so lo$d it wasn-tpossi'le to havea normal conversation!answer" (c) sho$t

A6Altho$gh 8avid entered the o&&ice $ite happily5 he let o$t a s$ream the moment he ca$ghtsight o& the dead

'ody lying on the &loor!answer" (c) scream

A7 The &oot'all &ans s$reamed with ecitement immediately they saw their &avo$rite players!answer" (a) screamed

A8 There were times when 8orothy-s na$ghty little son drove her cra6y and that-s when sheyelled at him!answer" (') yelled

A! The children were shrie'ing with la$ghter in the schoolyard at the sight o& one o& the teacherstrying to catchthe school g$inea pig!answer" (') shrie,ing

A1" The little girl $ried o$t in pain when the dentist p$lled o$t her tooth!answer" (d) cried

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