II Synonym Discrimination (60 points) Directions: there are several groups of synonyms; choose the right words in their proper forms. Group A: breast; chest; bosom 1.They were welcomed into the ______ of the Church. 2. She told her best friend that she had _______ cancer. Group B : skip; hop; leap; spring 3. I suggest we ______ over the details and get to the point. 4. The meadow was in bloom, with butterflies everywhere and grasshoppers ______ into the air now and then. 5. Tom _____ out of bed and ran downstairs. 6. That night I was walking along the street when a hooligan ____ upon me from behind. Group C : rim; edge; brim; border; verge 7. The team was _____ with confidence before the match. 8. Her glasses had gold _____. 9. The terrorists escaped across the _____. 10. Her husband’s death left her on the _____ of nervous breakdown. Group D: rub; scratch; scrape 11. We’ve been ______ our heads for a solution to the problem. 12.I must have _____ some of the paint off when I was parking the car. 13. Who’s _____ my figures off the blackboard? Group E: scatter; spread; spray 14. Can you feel the _____ from the waterfall? 15. We came home to find our belongs _____ about the room. 16. Water resources are not evenly _____ in the world. Group F: swear; curse; abuse; call names 17. She bumped her head in the doorway and ____ loudly. 18. Several of the children had been physically _____.