WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT VIETNAM COFFEE!/ENHANCE YOUR POWER OF WORDS WITH 80 TROUBLESOME SYNOMYMS
CHOOSE THE BEST CONCISE MEANING TO EACH WORD USED IN THE BLANK
1. In the morning just a ___________ of Vietnam coffee can roust yourself with its ___________smell.
a. swig, swill, sip, slurp
– drink of large gulps
– drink of greed
– drink of small mouthfuls
– drink with a sucking noise
b. glamorous, thrilling, stunning, sensational
– sexually attractive
– suddenly excitedly
– extremely attractive
– exactly impressive
2. It comes as no ___________ that Vietnam coffee has been ________loved in the country-the second world largest coffee exporter after Brazil.
a. revelation, shock, bombshell, surprise
– unkown impact
– sudden impact
– strong impact
– unexpected impact
b. gravely, critically, acutely, seriously
– bad and sincere way
– bad and disapproved way
– unwelcome and difficult way
– welcome and honest way
3. Myriad of coffee shops or _________ popping up in every street in Saigon let you take a coffee treat any time; but Vietnam coffee makes you feel a bit __________ in your first encounter.
a. booth, stand, stall, kiosk
– an enclosure for different purposes
– a place on which something sits
– a large covered area
– a small open-fronted place
b. baffling, perplexing, boggling, overwhelming
– impossible tounderstand
– likely causing confusion
– intriguely amazing
– covering entirely
4. Men in Vietnam chat over in coffee and cigarette in the morning; they also gather at noon and _________ on tiny small stools; in the evening this pick-me-up is replaced with coffee bars _____________ out loud music or serving karaoke; and Vietnam coffee has helped maintain this huge culture.
a. squat, crouch, stoop, hunch
– sit with one’s knees bend
– bend one’s knees to avoid detection
– bend one’s head forward
– raise one’s head and bend one’s head forward
b. blast, explode, detonate, ignite
– cause loud continuous noise
– cause rapid combustion
– cause to explode
– cause to catch fire
5. Finely ground and dark roasted, Vietnam coffee beans are _________down in a small percolater on a coffee mug and droplets of its hot, thick and strong brew are pouring down can make you _______________ for hours.
a. cram, pack, stuff, tamp
– completely fill up
– fill up a suitcase
– fill up a container
– fill up firmly
b. linger, loiter, skull, lollylag
– stay longer than necessary
– wait idly
– secretly keep out of sight
– spend time aimlessly
6. In Vietnam the Vietnam ___________coffee chains houses can help you enjoy a Starbuck experience but in a French-style coffee _________ filter alongside Italian espressos, cappuccinos and lattes in Saigon.
a. home-based, homespun, homegrown, home-made
– in the owner’s home
– simple and unsophisticated
– grown in one’s own garden
– high-quality ingredients made at home
b. dribble, trickle, drip, drizzle
– fall slowly in drops
– fall in small streams
– shed small drops
– rain lightly
7. Vietnam coffee has followed the ____________ determined by the French Jesuits, who first introduced coffee to Vietnam in the 1870’s with its _________, rich, full-bodied Robusta coffee beans.
a. trail, track, path, pathway
– a forest road beaten by use
– a minor road beaten by use
– a way continuously trodden
– a course of action
b. dim, dark, shady, shawdowy
– not shining brightly
– with little light
– giving shade from light
– giving not real image
8. Vietnam coffee has made Saigon the city of melting coffee pots; and its robust, dark, French-roasted beans can ________an extra-strong ________ of sweet, goopy condensed milk.
a. jerk, jolt, joggle, jiggle
– cause a quick, sharp and sudden movement
– cause a rough and violent movement
– move with repeated small jerks
– move quickly and lightly
b. twirl, swirl, whirl, swivel
– a quick and light turn
– a spiralling turn
– a rapid turn
– a turn on an axis
9. At the table in every Vietnamese restaurant you can enjoy a cup of coffee in traditional and ___________ manner; but Vietnam coffee can offer you a damn good cup of sugar-laced coffee tasted in _____________ of caramel and chicory.
a. restful, restless, relaxing, soothing
– quiet and soothing
– anxiously attentive
– less anxious
– gently calming
b. air, tinge, trace, undertone
– an impressive quality
– a colored tendency
– a little impression
– an underlining quality
10. Beside the unique way of roasting coffee beans, the popular Vietnam uses cocoa butter and ____________ to create its chocolaty and vanilla-like aftertaste; particularly this taste is better enhanced with chicory for __________ dimension.
a. seasoning, spicing, flavoring, dressing
– flavor-enhancing substances
– flavor-enhancing plants substances
– flavor-strengthening substances
– flavor-enhancing sauce
b. cloudy, murky, mucky, smoky
– not clear due to being covered
– not clear due to thick mist
– not clear due to being filthy
– not clear due to smoke
ANSWERS:
1. sip, sensational 2. surprise, seriously 3. stall, boggling 4. squat, blasting 5. tamp, linger 6. homespun, drip 7. path, dark 8. jolt, swirl 9. leisurely, undertone 10. flavoring, smoky
