閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

　

Exercise 278
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.                After passing a highly competitive nationwide entrance examination, Bill was admitted to the Commerce Department at National Cheng Kung University in 1999 where he majored in Finance.

A.  collaborative

B.  emulous 

C.  collusive

2.              After passing a highly competitive  nationwide entrance examination, Bill was admitted to the Commerce Department at National Cheng Kung University in 1999 where he majored in Finance.

A.             received at 

B.              rejected from

C.              deferred to

 

3.              Several academic awards, an overall academic ranking of first out of a class of 300 and a cumulative GPA (grade point average) of 3.95/4.0 attest to his strong analytical skills and research fundamentals that he developed in order to conduct finance-related research.

A.  remedial

B.  scholarly 

C.  passive

 

4.              Several academic awards, an overall academic ranking of first out of a class of 300 and a cumulative GPA (grade point average) of 3.95/4.0 attest to his strong analytical skills and research fundamentals that he developed in order to conduct finance-related research.

A.  a particular

B.  an all around 

C.  high

 

5.              Several academic awards, an overall academic ranking of first out of a class of 300 and a cumulative GPA (grade point average) of 3.95/4.0 attest to his strong analytical skills and research fundamentals that he developed in order to conduct finance-related research.

A.  prize

B.  recognition

C.  standing 

6.              Several academic awards, an overall academic ranking of first out of a class of 300 and a cumulative GPA (grade point average) of 3.95/4.0 attest to his strong analytical skills and research fundamentals that he developed in order to conduct finance-related research.

A.  preliminary

B.   final 

C.  first year

 

7.              Several academic awards, an overall academic ranking of first out of a class of 300 and a cumulative GPA (grade point average) of 3.95/4.0 attest to his strong analytical skills and research fundamentals that he developed in order to conduct finance-related research.

A.             confirm 

B.              dispute

C.              confirm

8.              Several academic awards, an overall academic ranking of first out of a class of 300 and a cumulative GPA (grade point average) of 3.95/4.0 attest to his strong analytical skills and research fundamentals that he developed in order to conduct finance-related research.

A.             philosophical

B.              logical 

C.              managerial

 

9.              Several academic awards, an overall academic ranking of first out of a class of 300 and a cumulative GPA (grade point average) of 3.95/4.0 attest to his strong analytical skills and research fundamentals that he developed in order to conduct finance-related research.

A.  facilities

B.  opportunities

C.  foundation 

10.        Upon graduation, he refused several employment offers in the financial sector to continue studies in commerce.

A.             declined 

B.              delayed

C.              postponed

 

11.           Upon graduation, he refused several employment offers in the financial sector to continue studies in commerce.

A.             study

B.              work 

C.              vacation

 

12.        Upon graduation, he refused several employment offers in the financial sector to continue studies in commerce.

A.             part-time work

B.              segment 

C.              unemployment

 

13.        This solid undergraduate training has equipped him for the rigorous demands of advanced study in this field. 

A.             heavy

B.              expensive

C.              reliable 

 

14.        This solid undergraduate training has equipped him for the rigorous demands of advanced study in this field.

A.             Prepared 

B.              prevented

C.              blocked

 

15.        This solid undergraduate training has equipped him for the rigorous demands of advanced study in this field.

A.  relaxed

B.  strict 

C.  reorganized

 

16.         This solid undergraduate training has equipped him for the rigorous demands of advanced study in this field.

A.             discipline 

B.              pool

C.              yard

　

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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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