Từ vựng- Synonyms of Nouns (1)

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Question 1. Many people say that he is always a good plumber.

a person who picks plums

a person who makes water pipes

a person who repairs water pipes

a person who supplies water

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Question 2. Further information is required to determine the correct answer in any given instance.

attention

situation

matter

place

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Question 3. Some of the newer plants in the garden died during the drought.

harvest

heatwave

aridity

summer

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Question 4. The repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their favorite film.

advertisements

contests

economics

business

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Question 5. The United States has the most centenarians, with an estimated number of about 80,000.

people who are vegetarians

people who are extraordinary

people who live to be 100 or longer

people who want to be fruitarians

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Question 6. The ministry has come up with the augmentation of the curriculum by adding new subjects.

demand

decrease

necessity

increase

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Question 7. The fact that two leaders signed a peace treaty this morning is one of the world’s greatest accomplishments this year.

structures

calculations

achievements

documents

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Question 8. The meteorologist continued to check the air pressure before the storm.

TV anchor

weather forecaster

astronomer

fortune teller

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Question 9. The dog is sick. We have to take it to the vet as soon as possible.

veterinarian

veteran

horticulturist

zoologist

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Question 10. Could you have a glance at my essay and see if there are any mistakes?

direct look

quick look

furtive look

close look

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Question 11. You will have more opportunities if you come to work in the city.

advantages

disadvantages

difficulties

possibilities

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Question 12. We’ve just had a new wool carpet fitted in our bedroom.

rug

artifact

pottery

textiles

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Question 13. Lance Armstrong, a monument of getting over illness to become a champion, eventually received a penalty for using doping.

attribution

disadvantage

punishment

forgiveness

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Question 14. The match ceased as the referee blew his whistle to give the visiting team a yellow card for having committed a foul.

coach

fair

champion

game

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Question 15. Can you give me some suggestions on what to bring to the party tonight?

symptoms

demonstrations

effects

hints

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Question 16. With a view to winning the match, the team took every chance to lead the score over the rival.

teammate

spectator

opponent

supporter

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Question 17. We now can find a wide range of gluten-free food in supermarkets.

variety

popularity

small number

classification

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Question 18. The speech is being hailed as a milestone in race relations.

progresses

achievement

signs

landmark

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Question 19. Freud argues that a dream is the fulfillment of a wish.

attainment

conclusion

completion

performance

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Question 20. He develops new irrigation techniques, invents new machinery, and creates new fertilizers.

washing out with water

supplying water

cleaning with water

flushing out with water

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Question 21. What do you call a cycle with three wheels?

motorcycle

unicycle

tricycle

bicycle

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Question 22. Your newly-published novel has enjoyed a great review from critics.

look

opinion

regard

viewing

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Question 23. Nuclear weapons pose great threats to everyone.

fears

annoyances

risks

irritations

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Question 24. The final game ended with a nil-nil draw, so they had to arrange a penalty session to decide who is the winner.

equal

tie

same

paint

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Question 25. Two days ago, representatives from the World Bank came to Vietnam to attend a special meeting to negotiate the education budget.

standings

attenders

delegates

suspects

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Question 26. A major obstacle to finding a job is a lack of qualifications.

assistance

impetus

impediment

encouragement

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Question 27. The skipper delivered to all the team members the strategy drawn up by the coach.

commentator

captain

spectator

referee

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Question 28. Sea animals living in their natural habitat makes me the happiest person on Earth.

land

home

sky

forest

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Question 29. The fact that he lost both of his arms was no impediment to his career as a professional swimmer.

help

impotence

hindrance

impossibility

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Question 30. There was a big controversy surrounding Trump’s reaction toward his Russian counterpart.

significance

concern

urgency

debate

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Question 31. This is the first time the team has experienced such a triumph over a much stronger team.

opponent

friendship

success

failure

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Question 32. The objective of our cross-cultural club is to raise people’s awareness of recycling household waste.

matter

problem

target

topic

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Question 33. There seems to be a reluctance to hold a conference on global warming with the participation of all delegates.

hesitation

information

duration

presentation

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Question 34. The combustion of solid waste creates yet another environmental problem.

ignition

contamination

reconstruction

decomposition

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Question 35. The time in which a runner reaches the destination should be counted with great precision.

exactness

manliness

attractiveness

forgiveness

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Question 36. Team sports require cooperation between members; otherwise, it will be really hard to win.

coproduction

coordination

cohabitation

codeclination

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Question 37. A series of mishaps led to the nuclear power plant blowing up.

accidents

incidentals

misfortunes

misunderstandings

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Question 38. The writer is famous for writing novels about poor people having a sparkling personality.

barnstormer

character

disaster

composer

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Question 39. A lot of women are victims of aesthetic bad treatment.

misdemeanor

malpractice

maltreatment

mistreatment

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Question 40. Honesty is of the essence of any relationship.

interesting part

romantic part

important part

difficult part

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Question 41. Without a high level of expertise in the job, he wouldn’t be able to deal with the problem.

competence

comprise

competition

compost

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Question 42. It’s time we place sufficient concerns on conserving biological diversity so that we can save the world for our future generation.

novelty

variety

electricity

similarity

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Question 43. How did he come from a rich kid to a street wanderer?

vagabonds

veterans

tyros

zealots

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Question 44. Working for this international corporation, you will have chances to work with colleagues not only in your country but in others as well.

co-texts

co-workers

co-habitations

co-defendants

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Question 45. The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in European history.

outcome

beginning

continuation

expansion

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Question 46. The city has an exceptionally rich heritage of historic buildings.

bequest

tradition

heredity

endowment

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Question 47. I could follow the main idea of their conversation.

gist

list

fist

twist

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Question 48. They felt they had been treated with discourtesy which was unacceptable.

encouragement

rudeness

measurement

politeness

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Question 49. While analyzing the short story, the lecturer tried to emphasize the fundamental elements contributing to its success.

factors

fields

attitudes

viewpoints

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Question 50. Many corporations have offered retirement plans as an incentive for older workers to retire to recruit a younger workforce.

opportunities

encouragement

motives

reward

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