閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

　

Exercise 275
Purpose: Increasing reading comprehension skills /加強閱讀技巧

Listen to the following story from Writing Effective Study Plans by Ted Knoy:

Pick the work or expression whose meaning is closest to the meaning of the underlined word or expression in the following passages.

　

 

1.        Taiwan heavily depends on international trade owing to its limited natural resources and domestic supply as well as demand in either the capital or commodity market.

A.        bases

B.         relies 

C.         implements

 

2.      Taiwan heavily depends on international trade owing to its limited natural resources and domestic supply as well as demand in either the capital or commodity market.

A.        debt

B.         investments

C.         commerce 

 

3.      Taiwan heavily depends on international trade owing to its limited natural resources and domestic supply as well as demand in either the capital or commodity market.

A.        restricted 

B.         abundant

C.         overflowing

 

4.      Taiwan heavily depends on international trade owing to its limited natural resources and domestic supply as well as demand in either the capital or commodity market.

A.        international

B.         local 

C.         multinational

 

5.      Taiwan heavily depends on international trade owing to its limited natural resources and domestic supply as well as demand in either the capital or commodity market.

A.        money 

B.         land

C.         gold

 

6.      Taiwan heavily depends on international trade owing to its limited natural resources and domestic supply as well as demand in either the capital or commodity market.

A.        information

B.         product 

C.         services

 

7.      To fulfill its aspirations of becoming the financial center of the Asian Pacific region, Taiwan is facing deregulation and globalization.

A.        hopes 

B.         nightmares

C.         dilemmas

 

8.      To fulfill its aspirations of becoming the financial center of the Asian Pacific region, Taiwan is facing deregulation and globalization.

A.        communication

B.         technology

C.         commercial 

 

9.      To fulfill its aspirations of becoming the financial center of the Asian Pacific region, Taiwan is facing deregulation and globalization.

A.        relaxing of rules or codes 

B.         centralization

C.         modernization

 

10. To fulfill its aspirations of becoming the financial center of the Asian Pacific region, Taiwan is facing deregulation and globalization.

A.  impacting the entire  region

B.  impacting the whole world 

C.  impacting the entire country

 

11.   Taiwan is becoming more sensitive to fluctuating international markets, thus forging closer relations with other countries.

A.        inflexible

B.         rigid

C.         impressionable 

 

12. Taiwan is becoming more sensitive to fluctuating international markets, thus forging closer relations with other countries.

A.        easily moved or shaken 

B.         positioned

C.         steady

 

13. Taiwan is becoming more sensitive to fluctuating international markets, thus forging closer relations with other countries.

A.  deteriorating

B.  developing 

C.  degrading

14. Currently, Taiwan’s most urgent need is for local economists to develop expert and comparative abilities, which match the rapid changes in regulation and innovation, such as those in the United States.

A.        adept 

B.         explicable

C.         incredulous

 

15. Currently, Taiwan’s most urgent need is for local economists to develop expert and comparative abilities, which match the rapid changes in regulation and innovation, such as those in the United States.

A.  contrasting

B.  competent

C.  relative 

 

16. Currently, Taiwan’s most urgent need is for local economists to develop expert and comparative abilities, which match the rapid changes in regulation and innovation, such as those in the United States.

A.        law 

B.         compliment

C.         relation

 

17. Currently, Taiwan’s most urgent need is for local economists to develop expert and comparative abilities, which match the rapid changes in regulation and innovation, such as those in the United States.

A.  inquiry

B.  novelty 

C.  significance

　

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Additional practice can be found in  Writing Effective Study Plans by Ted Knoy for some of these definitions.

View the accompanying Power Point presentation on details of how to write this paragraph.

 

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