近义词辨析练习

近义词辨析练习

1.According to the new tax law, any money earned over that level is

taxed at the ( ) of 59 percent. (07)

A.ratio B percentage C proportion D rate

2.The moon, being much nearer to the Earth than the Sun, is the

( )cause of the tides. (08)

A principal

B basic C. initial D. elementary

3.The reception was attended by ( ) members of the local community.

(06)

A excellent

B conspicuous

C prominent

D noticeable

4.Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning

but ( ) slightly in the afternoon. (06)

A regained

B recovered

C restored

D revived

5.The tuition fees are ( )to students coming from low-income families.

(07)

A approachable

B payable

C reachable

D affordable

6.As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to ( ) the

weekly staff meeting.(01)

A preside

B introduce

C chair

D dominate

7.More often than not, it is difficult to ( ) the exact meaning of a

Chinese idiom in English. (99)

A exchange

B transfer

C convey

D convert

8.The tone of the article ( ) the writer’s mood at the time. (06)

A reproduced

B reflected

C imagined

D imitated

9.Mary hopes to be ( ) from hospital next week. （04）

A dismissed

B discharged

C expelled

D resigned

10.A great amount of work has gone into ( ) the Cathedral to its

previous splendor. (06)

A refreshing

B restoring

C renovating

D renewing

11.T he Olympic Games ( ) in 776 B. C. in Olympia, a small town in

Greece. (99)

A originated

B stemmed

C derived

D descended

12.The priest made the ( ) of the cross when he entered the church.

(05)

A mark

B signal

C sign

D gesture

13.Taking photographs is strictly ( )here, as it may damage the

precious cave paintings. (05)

A forbidden

B rejected

C excluded

D denied

14.B us services between Town Centre and Newton Housing Estate will

be ( ) until the motorway is repaired. (08)

A discontinued

B suspended

C halted

D ceased

15.I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ( ).

(04)

A draining

B dropping

C spilling

D dripping

16.The medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of

diseases in the ( ) of the earthquake. (07)

A consequence

B aftermath

C result

D effect

17.During the summer holiday season there are no ( ) rooms in this

seaside hotel. (03)

A empty

B blank

C deserted

D vacant

18.T he ( ) of the word is unknown, but it is certainly not from

Greek.(01)

A origin

B generation

C descent

D cause

19.The chairman of the company said that new techniques had ( )

improved their production efficiently. (99)

A violently

B severely

C extremely

D radically

20.During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few

( ) from the novel. (02)

A pieces

B essays

C fragments

D extracts

21.T he tenant left nothing behind except some ( ) of paper, cloth, etc.

(03)

A sheets

B scraps

C pages

D slices

22.The new colleague ( ) to have worked in several big corporations

before he joined our company. (02)

A confesses

B declares

C claims

D confirms

23.Although he has become rich, he is still very ( ) of his money. (01)