Ex. 10: Choose a Synonym

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. This bottle       about a liter of water. (Correct)(Incorrect)

This bottle contains about a liter of water. (Correct)

2. Betty, you promised to help me with my homework. Now       your promise! (Correct)(Incorrect)

Betty, you promised to help me with my homework. Now fulfill your promise! (Correct)

3. I think you have a good chance of getting your money back.       on wood. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I think you have a good chance of getting your money back. Knock on wood. (Correct)

4. She doesn't have any       of humor. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She doesn't have any sense of humor. (Correct)

5. He was fired and couldn't find another       in his field. (Correct)(Incorrect)

He was fired and couldn't find another job in his field. (Correct)

6. She won first       in a local chess tournament. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She won first prize in a local chess tournament. (Correct)

7. How can you accuse me of such a thing! That's      ! (Correct)(Incorrect)

How can you accuse me of such a thing! That's ridiculous! (Correct)

8. She had       appendicitis and had to undergo an operation. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She had acute appendicitis and had to undergo an operation. (Correct)

9. Five planets in our solar system are visible to the       eye. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Five planets in our solar system are visible to the naked eye. (Correct)

10. The weather is nice this morning. It's not hot yet, and there's a       breeze from the sea. (Correct)(Incorrect)

The weather is nice this morning. It's not hot yet, and there's a cool breeze from the sea. (Correct)

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