Similar meanings 1: nouns

Being familiar with words and expressions which have a similar (or the same) meaning to each other will give you a big advantage in the TOEIC®, especially in the Reading Comprehension section. The exercises on the next 6 pages give you practice with some of the most common and useful examples of these.
Exercise 2: Look at sentences 1 – 15. These can either be completed with a word from box A or a word with a similar meaning from box B. Identify both the words that could be used. In many cases, you will need to add an -s to one or both of the words when you put them into the sentence.

1. His latest film has received widespread / and is expected to become a major box office success.
2. The company / state(s) that no employee can leave his or her work station without asking for permission.
3. The hotel accepts no / for any damage to vehicles in the car park.
4. There are two / available to us: close the company or move to another locality.
5. Our latest brochure provides a / an / of our latest products and a brief history of the company.
6. All / are requested to attend tomorrow's meeting, which will begin at 2 o'clock.
7. Thanks to our / with several affiliated companies, we have increased our turnover by 37%.
8. / are requested not to smoke in the restaurant.
9. We advise you to read the / of the contract carefully, and contact us if you disagree with any of the points covered.
10. If you have any / , please ask a member of staff.
11. Selfwood's operates several / where you can buy a selection of our own goods along with a large range of branded varieties.
12. We had hoped that everything would run smoothly, but unfortunately there have been several / .
13. Our / is to wait for prices to fall before putting the product onto the market.
14. Advertising is currently our main concern, and it should take / over everything else.
15. Is it necessary to make any / to the plan, or should we keep it as it is?