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 3: 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. The restaurant has received several good / in the press, and is a firm favorite with visitors to the city.
2. Our latest model is excellent, but without adequate / , we won't sell enough to cover production costs.
3. We believe that the new manager's lack of / will have a negative effect on sales.
4. The hotel has several room / , including five family rooms and two honeymoon suites.
5. Poor long-term sales figures resulted in the / of the contract and the closure of two offices.
6. If you leave the company, you will lose your / to a share of the profits.
7. We would very much appreciate having somebody of your / working for us: you would be of great benefit to the company.
8. We called in a health and safety / to examine the building for any potential problems.
9. He was given the / of dealing with the press and keeping the public informed about new developments.
10. The new manager has a strange / that all employees are potentially dishonest.
11. She hasn't reached the required level of / in typing, and will have to repeat that section of the training course.
12. His promotion to director was a remarkable / for someone so young.
13. The bank gave us a / an / : pay back the money or face immediate closure.
14. Despite several changes to the pay structure, there is still a / in pay between graduate trainees and non-graduates.
15. All / from the sale of the building will be re-invested in the company.