BÀI TẬP ĐỒNG NGHĨA

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1. The place has rapidly evolved from a small fishing community into a
thriving tourist resort.
A. developed(phát triển) B. generated C. created (tạo ra) D. increased Question
2. I'm sure he will be home and dry in the interview because he has good qualifications
and wide experience.
A.be unsuccessful B.be satisfied(hài lòng) C. be successful D. be unsatisfied
Question 3: There is no alternative. The president must approve the bill if the Congress
passes it
A. possible agreement B. improvement C. other choice(thay thế) D. change
Question 4: The guards were ordered to get to the king's room on the double.
A. in a larger number(sl lớn)B. very quickly C. on the second floor D. every two
hours
Question 5. John wants to buy a new car, so he starts setting aside a small part of his
monthly earnings.
A. using up B. putting out C. spending on D. saving up
using up: sử dụng hết
putting out: dời đi/bị thương/xuất bản
spend on: sử dụng cho
save up:tiết kiệm
Question 6. The works of such men as the English philosophers John Locke and
Thomas Hobbes helped pave the way for academic freedom in the modern sense.
A. terminate B. prevent C. initiate D. lighten
terminate: hoàn thành, chấm dứt
prevent:ngăn cản
initiate:khởi xướng, tiên phong
lighten:thắp sáng
Question 7. In that organization, they put emphasis on mutual aid and cooperation
A. reward B. work C. stress (nhấn mạnh) D. pressure
Question 8. His new million-dollar luxury car is certainly an ostentatious display of his
wealth.
A. showy(lòe lẹt) B. expensive C. large D. admirable(đáng ngưỡng mộ)
Question 9. As all of us cannot be available today, let's put off the discussion till later.
A. present for the event có mặt cho sự kiện B. scheduled for the event có lịch trình
cho sk
C. arranged for the event (sắp xếp cho sự kiện) D. appointed for the event chỉ định cho
sk
Question 10. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against
cancer
 A. treat better (cư sử tốt hơn) B. expect more(hi vọng nhiều hơn) C. do better làm tốt hơn
D. speed
Question 11. Do you know that Jim has started painting as a hobby?
A. taken on B. taken off C. taken up D. taken in
take on: tuyển thêm người
take off: cất cánh, cởi bỏ
take up: bắt đầu một sở thích
take in: lừa gạt ai, hiểu
Question 12. He single-handedly solved the problem for the company and was named
Employee of the Month.
A. easily B. lonely C. effectively D. by himself
Question 13. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted came up with a good
answer
A. gave (đưa ra) B. responded to(phản hồi) C. put up with(chịu đựng) D. arrived
at(đến)

Question 14. You may find that jogging is detrimental to your health rather than beneficial
A. helpful B. facile(dễ dãi) C. depressing(chán nản) D. harmful(có hại)
Question 15. The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
A. changed completely B. cleaned well C. destroyed completely D. removed
quickly Question 16. Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was
originally arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order
A. as well as B. instead of C. restricted D. unless Question 17. The
politician tried to arouse the crowd, but most of them were indifferent to his
argument.
A. similar to B. sympathetic to C. uninterested in D. deaf to
Question 18. I missed two assignments. I must make them up by the end of this week.
A. hand them in B. do them twice C. compensate for them D. go over them
Question 19. I wanted to prove to my family that I could make something of myself.
A. get through the difficult times by myself B. make up my mind without any help
C. become successful through my own efforts D. put my back into studying
Question 20. The students have to sift through all the journals in the library to find the
information their
professor want them to find.
A. sort and select from B. immaculately tidy up C. read carefully D. go over
Question 21. You can safely cross out your old reminders once you have achieved your
tasks.
A. remember B. forget C. erase D. collect
Question 22. Tourists today flock to see the two falls that actually constitutes Niagara falls.
A. come without knowing what they’ll see B. come in large numbers
 C. come out of boredom D. come by plane
Question 23: Unless I miss my guess, your computer needs a new hard drive.
A. I break the soft drive B. you lack money
C. you are my guess D. I make a mistake
Question 24: They are going to undergo a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so
much.
A. suffer B. get out C. go for D. take

Question 25: I’m becoming increasingly absent–minded. Last week, I locked myself
out of my house twice.
A. being considerate of things B. remembering to do right things
C. forgetful of one’s past D. often forgetting things

Question 26: Sports and festivals form an integral part of every human society.
A. Informative B. delighted C. excitingD. essential
Question 27. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the
interviewer is saying or asking you.
A. be related to B. be interested in C. pay all attention to D. express interest in
Question 28. Our science teacher always reminds us to be succinct when writing down data
so that only the important information is recorded.
A. verbose B. brief C. descriptive D. honest
Question 29. Any students who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at
school.
A. puts off : delay B. takes out C. attends to D. puts over
Question 30. Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground.
A. changed his decision B. refused to change his decision
C. felt sorry for us D. wanted to continue