400 Must Have Words for the TOEFL LESSON 40 - Risky Fashions Vocabulary

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1. TOEFL Prep I Find the word or phrase that is closest 6. TOEFL Prep II Circle the word that best completes
in meaning to the opposite of each word in the left- the sentence.
hand column. Write the letter in the blank.
The (_____) of his sweater made him look fatter than
capricious he really was.

A) encourage A) trend
B) maximum B) bulk
C) ordinary 7. TOEFL Prep II Circle the word that best completes
D) predictable the sentence.
E) well protected
Some analysts see a relationship between fashion
2. TOEFL Prep I Find the word or phrase that is closest (_____) and the ups and down of the economy.
in meaning to the opposite of each word in the left-
hand column. Write the letter in the blank. A) trends
B) vanity
exotic
8. TOEFL Prep II Circle the word that best completes
A) encourage the sentence.
B) maximum
The outfits worn by firefighters are (_____) and heavy.
C) ordinary
D) predictable A) vulnerable
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E) well protected B) cumbersome

3. TOEFL Prep I Find the word or phrase that is closest 9. TOEFL Prep II Circle the word that best completes
in meaning to the opposite of each word in the left- the sentence.
hand column. Write the letter in the blank.
Her necklace was especially (_____) because of the
inhibit diamonds it contained.

A) encourage A) cumbersome
B) maximum B) striking
C) ordinary 10. TOEFL Prep II Circle the word that best completes
D) predictable the sentence.
E) well protected
4. TOEFL Prep I Find the word or phrase that is closest (_____) led my grandfather to dye his hair and to
in meaning to the opposite of each word in the left- dress like someone 40 years younger.
hand column. Write the letter in the blank.

minimum

A) encourage A) Vanity
B) maximum B) Bulk
C) ordinary
D) predictable
E) well protected
5. TOEFL Prep I Find the word or phrase that is closest
in meaning to the opposite of each word in the left-
hand column. Write the letter in the blank.

vulnerable

A) encourage
B) maximum
C) ordinary
D) predictable
E) well protected

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 400 Must Have Words for the TOEFL LESSON 40 - Risky Fashions Vocabulary
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11. TOEFL Success Read the passage to review the 12. What is one reason people buy the latest
vocabulary you have learned. Answer the questions fashions,according to the author?
that follow.
A) Because they want to feel like they are part of the
The fashion industry encourages people to spend far
group.
too much time and money on clothes. It’s natural
for humans to use clothing as a mark of belonging to B) Because they enjoy spending money.
a group and to try to keep up with style trends. The C) Because the fashion world is bizarre.
fashion industry exploits this natural desire and turns D) Because their clothes from last year don’t fit.
it into a capricious, impractical, and expensive rush
from one style to another. For example,in one recent
year, fashion did an abrupt about-face. Early in the
year, fashionable outfits showed a minimum amount
of fabric and a maximum amount of skin. By late
summer, famous fashion designers were drowning
people in bulky, cumbersome outfits that looked
five sizes too big. Vanity inhibits people from
looking realistically at exotic clothing fads. A
striking new style catches their eye, they look at the
clothes they’re wearing, and they are suddenly
vulnerable to the manipulation of the fashion
industry.
Bonus Structure — It’s natural for introduces an
aspect of fashion that’s not bad, but it implies that an
“unnatural” aspect will come next.
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Which word best describes the fashion industry,

according to the author?

A) striking
B) minimum
C) capricious
D) vulnerable

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 400 Must Have Words for the TOEFL LESSON 40 - Risky Fashions Vocabulary
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Answer Key:

1: D 7: A
2: C 8: B
3: A 9: B
4: B 10: A
5: E 11: C
6: B 12: A

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