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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Synonym TOEFL - Lesson 4

Tìm từ đồng nghĩa với từ được gạch chân - Bài số 4

1. The same questions repeated over and over soon made them weary.




2. They have radically changed the rules since I played football.




3. Jim's decided to buy a phonograph even though they are now redundant.




4. His plan was rejected because it just wasn't feasible.




5. The yearly growth of the gross national product is often used as an indicator of a nation's economy.




6. The cost of living in the United States has risen at a rate of 6 percent per year during the last ten-year period.




7. Carbohydrates are plentiful in nature where they serve as an immediate source of energy.




8. The knife that is displayed in the museum is more than one thousand years old and was a gift to the president of the United States from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.




9. Thrift is an excellent virtue, especially for young people who wish to purchase their own home.




10. The party that we are planning for midterm will give students, instructors, conversation partners, host families and friends an opportunity to mix in a social setting.




11. Pain signals, in the form of electrical impulses, are carried to the brain by the nerves.




12. The choice of a particular career is influenced by a number of factors.




13. Chimpanzees are frequently used as stand-ins for human beings in experiments.




14. His involuntary reflexes betrayed his feelings.




15. A balanced diet should include fish and fowl as well as red meat.




16. The Constitution guarantees that private homes will not be searched without a warrant.




17. The barometer is used by weather forecasters to detect changes in air pressure.




18. The change in population distribution was barely noticeable to the demographers conducting the study.




19. The Baltimore oriole has wings with white bars and a bright orange breast.




20. The plane that crashed was carrying a group of entertainers en route to the State Fair.







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Friday, June 12, 2009

Synonym TOEFL - Lesson 3

Tìm từ đồng nghĩa với từ được gạch chân - Bài số 3

1. The recent medical breakthrough was the culmination of many long years of experimentation.




2. Magma is the primary source of all the earth's rocks.




3. Saint Elmo's Fire is a phenomenon that occurs when ships discharging harmless electrical charges into the atmosphere appear to shine.




4. Milk is purified by heating it at 60*C for thirty minutes.




5. Although monkeys occasionally menace their enemies, they are usually not dangerous unless they are provoked.




6. In the Navajo household, grandparents and other relatives play indispensable roles in raising the children.




7. Regular use of this cream will help to relieve the rough, dry condition of your skin.




8. Because leeches' behavior patterns are simple, it is relatively easy to identify which neurons govern which behavior.




9. After the bottom fell out of the market, he was virtually bankrupt.




10. She didn't say much, but her tone of voice insinuated more.




11. When calcium carbonate crystallizes from a solution, limestone is formed.




12. After receiving her check, Suzy endorsed it and took it to the bank.




13. The professor's introductory remarks concerned the development of the laser beam.




14. The speaker was asked to condense his presentation in order to allow his audience to ask questions.




15. Immigrants entering the United States at the turn of the century often encountered living conditions radically different from those they had left behind.




16. Discretionary funds are included in most budgets to cover expenses that the contractor might run into during the work.




17. A nurse practitioner has training in a specialized area of medicine.




18. The United States government issues three types of passports: diplomatic, official, and regular.




19. Ice Age fossils from the La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles are now on display in the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles County.




20. The protesting crowd dispersed after the rally.




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Synonym TOEFL - Lesson 2

Tìm từ đồng nghĩa với từ được gạch chân - Bài số 2

1. Perhaps more than anything else, it was onerous taxes that led to 'the Peasants' Revolt in England in 1381.




2. An appendectomy is a routine operation.




3. In the play "Who is afraid of Virginia Woolf?" a woman and her husband spend most of their time quarreling.




4. Jane suffered a light blow on her head as she got out of the car.




5. Since the research studies have shown a relationship between cancer and cigarette smoking, many people have cut down.




6. After Senator Smith announced that he planned to run for president, the telephone at campaign headquarters rang continuously.




7. Since Ron has such an intense dislike for flying, I am certain that he will not want to go with us.




8. The American bald eagle is not really bald in the usual sense.




9. He was fired because of his misconduct at the office party.




10. The 1908 Siberian meteorite explosion brought about considerable depletion of the northern hemisphere's ozone layer.




11. A two-thirds majority in Congress is required if a bill is to become law.




12. The Chinese people worship their ancestors.




13. The dog saw his reflection in the pool of water.




14. John didn't enjoy the rock concert because he thought the tempo was bad.




15. The old utilities building was demolished and a new highrise took its place.




16. Joyce is loved by all her friends because she is very congenial.




17. Prehistoric cave art portrayed animals in motion.




18. The members of the committee were assembled quickly.




19. A chameleon is a kind of lizard known for its ability to change color.




20. It takes roughly 4000 pounds of petals to make a single pound of rose oil.




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Synonym TOEFL - Lesson 1

Tìm từ đồng nghĩa với từ được gạch chân - Bài số 1

1. In certain types of poisoning, immediately give large quantities of soapy or salty water in order to induce vomiting.




2. He was mystified by the look on the stranger's face.




3. I was horrified to see the child about to cross the expressway alone.




4. The secretary left after weeks of harassment by the manager of her department.




5. It is very discourteous to intrude during someone's conversation.




6. The Civil War in 1863 cut the United States into two nations - a southern Confederacy and a northern Union.




7. Relaxation therapy teaches one not to fret over small problems.




8. Proximity to the court house makes an office building more valuable.




9. The new amphitheater was based on the ancient Greek design.




10. Primary education in the United States is compulsory.




11. The fer-de-lance, a kind of viper, is one of the most poisonous snakes.




12. In the early days of baseball, the game was played by young men of means and social position.




13. Mounting evidence indicates that acid rain is damaging historic sites in Boston and Philadelphia.




14. Carpets from countries such as Persia and Afghanistan often fetch high prices in the United States.




15. Though many scientific breakthroughs have resulted from mishaps, it has taken brilliant thinkers to recognize their potential.




16. A multitude of people attended the fund-raising presentation in the mall.




17. Jan took many snapshots while on vacation in Europe.




18. John was not promoted because his work did not meet the manager's expectations.




19. Ralph Nader always speaks out about everything.




20. Unorganized guessing will not raise a test score as significantly as choosing one letter as a "guess answer" for the entire examination.




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Friday, November 16, 2007

Reading-Comprehension-Lesson 157

Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: The cause of tooth decay is acid, which is produced by bacteria in
the mouth. The acid removes minerals from tooth enamel, allowing
tooth decay to begin; the saliva in your mouth encourages remineralization
and neutralizes the acid. The rate at which bacteria in the mouth
5 produce acid depends on the amount of plaque on the teeth, the composition
of the microbial flora, and whether the bacteria of the plaque have
been "primed" by frequent exposure to sugar. To keep your teeth healthy,
a regular dental hygiene program should be followed.

10 Removing plaque with a toothbrush and dental floss temporarily reduces
the numbers of bacteria in the mouth and thus reduces tooth decay.
It also makes the surfaces of the teeth more accessible, enabling
saliva to neutralize acid and remineralize lesions. If fluoride is
present in drinking water when teeth are forming, some fluoride is
15 incorporated into the enamel of the teeth, making them more resistant
to attack by acid. Fluoride toothpaste seems to act in another way,
by promoting the remineralization of early carious lesions.

In addition to a regular dental hygiene program, a good way to keep
20 your teeth healthy is to reduce your intake of sweet food. The least
cavity-causing way to eat sweets is to have them with meals and not
between. The number of times you eat sweets rather than the total
amount determines how much harmful acid the bacteria in your saliva
produce. But the amount of sweets influences the quality of your
25 saliva. Avoid, if you can, sticky sweets that stay in your mouth
a long time. Also try to brush and floss your teeth after eating
sugary foods. Even rinsing your mouth with water is effective. Whenever
possible, eat foods with fiber, such as raw carrot sticks, apples,
celery sticks, etc., that scrape off plaque, acting as a toothbrush.
30 Cavities can be greatly reduced if these rules are followed when
eating sweets.1. What does this passage mainly discuss?




2. According to the passage, all of the following statements about plaque are true EXCEPT




3. We can infer from the passage that one benefit of fluoride to healthy teeth is




4. The word "it" in line 12 refers to




5. What can be concluded from the passage about sweets?




6. The word "scrape off" in line 29 is closest in meaning to




7. It can be inferred from the passage that foods with fiber are




8. According to the passage, the value of eating foods with fiber is that




9. The author of the passage states that the amount of acid produced by the bacteria in your saliva increases




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Reading-Comprehension-Lesson 156

Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: When Daniel Boone died peacefully in bed in his son Nathan's elegant
stone Missouri farmhouse on September 26, 1820, the surge of emigrants
along the Oregon Trail was still a generation away. But Boone already
exemplified the pioneer at his best. He was neither the physical
5 giant (five feet nine) nor the innocent child of nature that legend
has made of him. He was an intelligent, soft spoken family man who
cherished the same wife for 57 years. He befriended Indians, preferred
company to solitude, and when he told his wife it was time to move
because a newcomer had settled some 70 miles away, he was joking.
10
Pennsylvania-born, Boone was one of 11 children in a family of Quakers
who migrated to North Carolina. There Boone was recruited at age
40 to undertake a scheme designed to open up Kentucky to settlers
and establish it as a 14th colony. He arranged a deal by which the
15 Cherokees sold 20 million acres for $20,000 worth of goods to Boone's
employers, the Transylvania Company. It was all fair and square-the
Indians had an attorney, an interpreter, and the sound advice of
their squaws. The deal completed, Boone led a party from Tennessee
through the Cumberland Gap, hacked out the Wilderness Road, and set
20 up a town- Boonesboro-and a government. Elected a legislator, he
introduced on the first session's first day a bill to protect game
against wanton slaughter and a second bill to "improve the breed
of horses." He got 2,000 acres for his work, but after the Revolution-in
which Boone won considerable fame as a militia commander-the scheme
25 of the Transylvania Company was declared illegal and Boone lost his
land. Undaunted, he staked out more claims-and lost them because
he impatiently neglected to register his deeds. Ever hopeful, he
accepted an invitation from Spanish-held Missouri to come and settle
there and bring others with him. The Spanish gave him 8,500 acres
30 and made him a judge. But the Louisiana Purchase, which embraced
Missouri, again left him-but not his children-landless. Old and broke,
Boone cheerfully continued hunting and trapping long after his hands
shook. Shortly before he died, he was talking knowledgeably with
young men about the joys to be experienced in settling California.1. What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?




2. The word "surge" in line 2 is closest in meaning to




3. It can be inferred that one area in which Boone was NOT successful was




4. The phrase "fair and square" in lines 16 is closest in meaning to




5. It can be inferred from the passage that Boone died




6. According to the passage, where is Boone's namesake city located?




7. The Transylvania Company wanted Boone to




8. The word "undaunted" in line 26 is closest in meaning to




9. According to the passage, the Louisiana Purchase




10. What can be inferred from the passage about Boone's children?




11. The author's attitude toward Daniel Boone in the passage can be best described as




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Reading-Comprehension-Lesson 155

Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: This rapid transcontinental settlement and these new urban industrial
circumstances of the last half of the 19th century were accompanied
by the development of a national literature of great abundance and
variety. New themes, new forms, new subjects, new regions, new authors,
5 new audiences all emerged in the literature of this half century.
As a result, at the onset of World War I, the spirit and substance
of American literature had evolved remarkably, just as its center
of production had shifted from Boston to New York in the late 1880s
and the sources of its energy to Chicago and the Midwest. No longer
10 was it produced, at least in its popular forms, in the main by solemn,
typically moralistic men from New England and the Old South; no longer
were polite, well-dressed, grammatically correct, middle-class young
people the only central characters in its narratives; no longer were
these narratives to be set in exotic places and remote times; no
15 longer, indeed, were fiction, poetry, drama, and formal history the
chief acceptable forms of literary expression; no longer, finally,
was literature read primarily by young, middle class women. In sum,
American literature in these years fulfilled in considerable measure
the condition Walt Whitman called for in1867 in describing Leaves
20 of Grass: it treats, he said of his own major work, each state and
region as peers "and expands from them, and includes the world ...
connecting an American citizen with the citizens of all nations."
At the same time, these years saw the emergence of what has been
designated "the literature of argument," powerful works in sociology,
25 philosophy, psychology, many of them impelled by the spirit of exposure
and reform. Just as America learned to play a role in this half century
as an autonomous international political, economic, and military
power, so did its literature establish itself as a producer of major
works.1. The main idea of this passage is




2. It can be inferred from lines 1-3 that the previous passage probably discussed




3. The word "evolved" in line 7 is closest in meaning to




4. The word "it" in line 10 refers to




5. The word "exotic" in line 14 is closest in meaning to




6. The author uses the word "indeed" in line 15 for what purpose?




7. The phrase "these years" in line 18 refers to




8. It can be inferred from the passage that Walt Whitman




9. All of the following can be inferred from the passage about the new literature EXCEPT




10. This passage would probably be read in which of the following academic courses?




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Reading-Comprehension-Lesson 154

Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men. Discrimination
against women in business, the demands of caring for families, and
lack of business training had kept the number of women entrepreneurs
small. Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than
5 $40 billion in annual revenues, and this figure is likely to continue
rising throughout the 1990s. As Carolyn Doppelt Gray, an official
of the Small Business Administration, has noted, "The 1970s was the
decade of women entering management, and the 1980s turned out to
be the decade of the woman entrepreneur".
10
What are some of the factors behind this trend? For one thing, as
more women earn advanced degrees in business and enter the corporate
world, they are finding obstacles. Women are still excluded from
most executive suites. Charlotte Taylor, a management consultant,
15 had noted, "In the 1970s women believed if they got an MBA and worked
hard they could become chairman of the board. Now they've found out
that isn't going to happen, so they go out on their own".

In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in "women's" fields: cosmetics
20 and clothing, for example. But this is changing. Consider ASK Computer
Systems, a $22-million-a-year computer software business. It was
founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtzig, who was then a housewife with
degrees in math and engineering. When Kurtzig founded the business,
her first product was software that let weekly newspapers keep tabs
25 on their newspaper carriers-and her office was a bedroom at home,
with a shoebox under the bed to hold the company's cash. After she
succeeded with the newspaper software system, she hired several bright
computer-science graduates to develop additional programs. When these
were marketed and sold, ASK began to grow. It now has 200 employees,
30 and Sandra Kurtzig owns $66.9 million of stock.

Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as
men often do. They still face hurdles in the business world, especially
problems in raising money; the banking and finance world is still
35 dominated by men, and old attitudes die hard. Most businesses owned
by women are still quite small. But the situation is changing; there
are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtzigs in the years ahead.1. What is the main idea of this passage?




2. The word "excluded" in line 13 is closest in meaning to




3. All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the business world EXCEPT




4. In line 17, "that" refers to




5. According to the passage, Charlotte Taylor believes that women in the 1970s




6. The author mentions the "shoebox under the bed" in the third paragraph in order to




7. In line 20, the word "this" refers to




8. The expression "keep tabs on" in line 24-25 is closest in meaning to




9. The word "hurdles" in line 33 can be best replaced by




10. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that businesses operated by women are small because




11. The author's attitude about the future of women in business is




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Reading-Comprehension-Lesson 153

Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi: While most desert animals will drink water if confronted with it,
for many of them the opportunity never comes. Yet all living things
must have water, or they will expire. The herbivores find it in desert
plants. The carnivores slake their thirst with the flesh and blood
5 of living prey. One of the most remarkable adjustments, however,
has been made by the tiny kangaroo rat, who not only lives without
drinking but subsists on a diet of dry seeds containing about 5%
free water. Like other animals, he has the ability to manufacture
water in his body by a metabolic conversion of carbohydrates. But
10 he is notable for the parsimony with which he conserves his small
supply by every possible means, expending only minuscule amounts
in his excreta and through evaporation from his respiratory tract.

Investigation into how the kangaroo rat can live without drinking
15 water has involved various experiments with these small animals.
Could kangaroo rats somehow store water in their bodies and slowly
utilize these resources in the long periods when no free water is
available from dew or rain? The simplest way to settle this question
was to determine the total water content in the animals to see if
20 it decreases as they are kept for long periods on a dry diet. If
they slowly use up their water, the body should become increasingly
dehydrated, and if they begin with a store of water, this should
be evident from an initial high water content. Results of such experiments
with kangaroo rats on dry diets for more than 7 weeks showed that
25 the rats maintained their body weight. There was no trend toward
a decrease in water content during the long period of water deprivation.
When the kangaroo rats were given free access to water, they did
not drink water. They did nibble on small pieces of watermelon, but
this did not change appreciably the water content in their bodies,
30 which remained at 66.3 to 67.2 during this period.

This is very close to the water content of dry-fed animals (66.5),
and the availability of free water, therefore, did not lead to any
"storage" that could be meaningful as a water reserve. This makes
35 it reasonable to conclude that physiological storage of water is
not a factor in the kangaroo rat's ability to live on dry food.1. What is the topic of this passage?




2. The word "expire" inline 3 is closest in meaning to




3. Which of the following is NOT a source of water for the desert animals?




4. The word "it" in line 3 refers to




5. The author states that the kangaroo rat is known for all of the following EXCEPT




6. The word "parsimony" in line 10 is closest in meaning to




7. It is implied by the author that desert animals can exist with little or no water because of




8. The word "deprivation" inline 26 is closest in meaning to




9. According to the passage, the results of the experiments with kangaroo rats showed that




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