Unit 1: Life Stories (Part 1)

Choose the SYMNONYM of this word:

He woke up with a jerk when the alarm clock went off.

• explode

• rang

• went wrong

• shut down

Which of the following includes symnonyms of the word STIMULATE?

• encourage, inspire, motivate

• motivate, discourage, prevent

• encourage, deter, inspire

• discourage, deter, prevent

Choose the correct answer:

The whole valley _____ when the river was dammed.

• drowned

• was drowning

• was drowned

• drowns

Choose the correct answer:

She was _____ having diabetes.

• diagnosed of

• handed out

• drowned in

• diagnosed with

Choose the SYMNONYM of this word:

The year 2000 can be considered as a milestone for the hearing-impaired as the Nippon Foundation launched a disability support project.

• began

• initiated

• stopped

• ignored

Choose the SYMNONYM of this word:

I hesitated to choose either of the suits to wear to the interview.

• vowed

• initiated

• wavered

• abandoned

Choose the ANTONYM of this word:

I tried to conceal my surprise when she told me her age.

• hide

• reveal

• launch

• vow

Choose the SYMNONYM of this word:

When she was six, she was abandoned by her family.

• stimulated

• relieved

• drowned

• left

Choose the most suitable word to fill in the gap:

New toll roads could help _____ congestion (tắc nghẽn giao thông) on other routes.

• reveal

• relieve

• stimulate

• hand out

Choose the SYMNONYM of this phrase:

Thousands of people made plegdes (= promised to give money) to the charity champaign.

• vowed

• wavered

• relieved

• abandoned