Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
1: He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.
A. complain B. exchange C. explain D. arrange
2: The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.
A. effects B. symptoms C. hints D. demonstrations
3: I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.
A. reasonable B. acceptable C. pretty high D. wonderful
A. widely B. secretly C. alone D. overseas
4: The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.
A. connived B. survived C. surprised D. revived
5: During the earthquake, a lot of buildings collapsed, which killed thousands of people.
A. went off accidentally B. fell down unexpectedly
C. exploded suddenly D. erupted violently
6: The plane landed safely.
A. touched down B. took off C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B
1c
2c
3d
4b
5d
6a