SYNONYMS 1

The football final has been postponed until next Sunday due to the heavy snowstorm.

• A. cancelled

• B. changed

• C. delayed

• D. continued

It is high time more intensive campaigns were initiated to protect endangered species all over the world.

• A. adapted

• B. improved

• C. rebuilt

• D. introduced

Thanks to highly sophisticated technology, scientists have made many important discoveries in different fields.

• A. confusing

• B. accessible

• C. effective

• D. advanced

The Chernobyl disaster occurred on 26 April 1986 when the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, a town in northern Ukraine, went off.

• A. exploded

• B. demolished

• C. ran

• D. developed

All utensils should be washed prior to use.

• A. after

• B. before

• C. while

• D. when

Today, Amur leopard, one of the world’s most endangered wild cats, is found only in the Amur River basin of eastern Russia, having already gone extinct from China and the Korean Peninsula.

• A. died for

• B. died from

• C. died of

• D. died out

We’re really close friends but we just can not see eye to eye on politics.

• A. not see well

• B. not share the same views about

• C. not understand

• D. not care for

The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.

• A. revived

• B. surprised

• C. convinced

• D. survived

Father has lost his job, so we’ll have to tighten our belt to avoid getting into debt.

• A. earn money

• B. save money

• C. sit still

• D. economize

Pop music is not my cup of tea; I prefer classical music.

• A. doesn’t suit my taste

• B. is something I enjoy most

• C. is not my favourite drink

• D. is an object I don’t need