多學會同義詞,不論作文說話,用意思接近的不同vocab,會令人覺得內容豐富一點,而不是重複囉囌。以下題目,問的是ABCD 當中,哪一個並非同義詞?又抑或,答案係E,個個類同?
1. The protesting young are resentful of _______ and discipline.
A. unconformity B. uniformity
C. conformity D. conventionality E. 個個都得
這一題比較明顯,說抗議的年輕人非常不滿XX 與紀律;填充當然就係「法規」一類的字。UN conformity,當然就不屬於這一類了。所以答案係A。
2. The area is full of problems. And the dignitaries came and had a mere _____tour of the neighbourhood.
A. superficial B. cursory
C. hasty D. perfunctory因為mere(只不過)一字,立刻有「唔慌好嘢」的意思,也即是敷衍的、是旦的,於是C. hasty 急速的,就不算是同義詞了。
3. The residents also saw the district chief display a ________ fashion sense.
A. gaudy B. tacky
C. bling-bling D. commonplace「居民也留意到地區領袖那副_____ 的衣品味。」答案中,bling-bling 等於gaudy及tacky,總之就係俗。但commonplace 只係指平凡普通,答案係D。
4. And we’re all bored of the officials’ condescending way of talking. Their attitude is so _____-it-all.
A. know B. fake C. done D. seen 不管是know-或done-、seen-it-all,都係一副「我識晒,我話你知」的姿態。所以B 的fake 假扮,肯定另類。
5. They say political divisions may risk ______ this business hub’s reputation.
A. harming B. tarnishing
C. tainting D. hurting
講的都是損害名聲、使之不光彩。於是答案係沒有寫出來的E,係個個都得。
6. The authorities urge the protesters to stop ______ with the order of things.
A. playing B. disrupting
C. toying D. fiddling
似乎ABCD 都係講玩弄、搞亂秩序,即又係E?全部係同義詞?小心呢,這一題比較「陰濕」,因為考埋文法,用B 是錯的── disrupting 後面,不需要也不准有原句的with。
7. Not too sure what to say. The situation remains rather ______.
A. uncertain B. unconditional
C. unsettled D. iffy
話說情不明朗,iffy 也是這個意思。Iffy來自if,係個潮語。這一條的非同義詞,係B. unconditional 沒條件的。
8. Things are not always as they ______.
A. appear B. look C. form D. seem
「事物往往並非就像看起來的樣子。」這題比較淺是吧。ABD 都係同義詞,都用得,但form 就唔得。所以答案係C。