Boost your Vocabulary Cambridge 8 - Test 3 - Passage 01

Which word is a synonym for seldom in this sentence:

Seldom is the weather more dramatic than when thunderstorms strike.

• rarely

• frequently

• usually

• sometime

Which word is a synonym for strike in this sentence: Seldom is the weather more dramatic than when thunderstorms strike.

• hat

• hit

• level

• lie

Which word is a synonym for fury in this sentence: Their electrical fury inflicts death or serious injury on around 500 people each year in the United States alone.

• rage

• stand

• stay

• strange

Which word is a synonym for inflict in this sentence: Their electrical fury inflicts death or serious injury on around 500 people each year in the United States alone.

• export

• impose

• import

• important

Which word is a synonym for leisurely in this sentence:

As the clouds roll in, a leisurely round of golf can become a terrifying dice with death - out in the open, a lone golfer may be a lightning bolt's most inviting target.

• unhurried

• expressed

• strengthened

• unplanned

Which word is a synonym for out in the open in this sentence: As the clouds roll in, a leisurely round of golf can become a terrifying dice with death - out in the open, a lone golfer may be a lightning bolt's most inviting target.

• application

• apparent

• appear

• appoint

Which word is a synonym for laboratory in this sentence: . Already in laboratory trials they have tested strategies for neutralising the power of thunderstorms, and this winter they will brave real storms, equipped with an armoury of lasers that they will be pointing towards the heavens to discharge thunderclouds before lightning can strike.

• workroom

• mothering

• emphasis

• motivation

Which word is a synonym for neutralize in this sentence: . Already in laboratory trials they have tested strategies for neutralising the power of thunderstorms, and this winter they will brave real storms, equipped with an armoury of lasers that they will be pointing towards the heavens to discharge thunderclouds before lightning can strike.

• opt

• counteract

• convince

• persuade

Which word is a synonym for equip in this sentence: . Already in laboratory trials they have tested strategies for neutralising the power of thunderstorms, and this winter they will brave real storms, equipped with an armoury of lasers that they will be pointing towards the heavens to discharge thunderclouds before lightning can strike.

• provide

• include

• promote

• get

Which word is a synonym for discharge in this sentence: . Already in laboratory trials they have tested strategies for neutralising the power of thunderstorms, and this winter they will brave real storms, equipped with an armoury of lasers that they will be pointing towards the heavens to discharge thunderclouds before lightning can strike.

• conceal

• release

• disclose

• reveal