雅思同义词法则阅读技巧

(Explanation…. that represents a significant drop in the number of disabled old people in the population.)
Which means that the 22.cost involved in supporting this section of the population may be less than previously predicted

(Explanation….suggesting that the graying of America’s population may prove less of a financial burden than expected.)

What can be concluded from the aforementioned paragraphs is by no means should we lesson the importance of a skill called ‘exchange of synonyms. Hence in the end of this thesis, an appendix as frequented-exchanged synonyms are supplemented.

Notes: red letters stand for answer, underlined words represent the occurrence of exchange of synonyms, and sentences in parenthesis demonstrate the existence of explanation:

develop 发展，增多：improve  enhance  advance(这前四变名词均在后加ment)   promote  boost  upgrade  update  increase  rise  more  better  maximize  grow   progress

decrease 退步，减少：degenerated  deteriorate  demote  diminish  decline    drop    reduce  reduction   fall  lower  less   minimize

slow down减慢：decelerate

keep维持：Preserve  stay  still  remain  sustain  retain  maintain

Considerable极其，相当，大量：substantial  significant

Vast 巨大的，辽阔的：large  huge  immense  considerable   significant

Potential 潜在的，可能的：possible  liable

Outstanding 突出的，显著的：excellent  noticeable  extraordinary exceptional

Account for 解释，说明：explain

A supremacy至高，霸权：a dominance

Supplanted代替：replaced来源

Supreme最高的：most outstanding

Settle解决，决定：decide

Ascending 上升，攀登：climbing

Solemn 严肃的：serious

Composed创作，作曲：created

Comprise 包含，由，构成：consist of   cover   include   contain 

be composed of   be made up of

Prevailing 流行的：most frequent  popular  prevalent

Adequate 充足的：sufficient  abundant

Interrupt 打扰，扰乱：interfere disrupt  disturb