閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

　

Exercise 283
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.                 Julie's studies at the Institute of Food Research at National Taiwan Normal University provided her not only with solid background knowledge of diet and nutrition, but also with the desire to become an academic researcher in this exciting field.

A.             undergraduate study

B.              graduate study 

C.              vocational school study

 

2.               Julie's studies at the Institute of Food Research at National Taiwan Normal University provided her not only with solid background knowledge of diet and nutrition, but also with the desire to become an academic researcher in this exciting field.

A.             wobbly

B.              firm

C.              precarious

 

3.               Julie's studies at the Institute of Food Research at National Taiwan Normal University provided her not only with solid background knowledge of diet and nutrition, but also with the desire to become an academic researcher in this exciting field.

A.             resistance

B.              plainness

C.              aspiration 

 

4.               Julie's studies at the Institute of Food Research at National Taiwan Normal University provided her not only with solid background knowledge of diet and nutrition, but also with the desire to become an academic researcher in this exciting field.

A.             area of investment 

B.              area of commerce

C.              area of study 

 

5.               While working on her bachelor’s degree, she joined the Food Safety Laboratory to understand how food poisoning affects humans.

A.             delaying

B.              studying for 

C.              postponing

 

6.               While working on her bachelor’s degree, she joined the Food Safety Laboratory to understand how food poisoning affects humans.

A.             impacts 

B.              neglects

C.              resists

 

7.               This experience reinforced her dedication to laboratory work and highlighted the importance of developing pertinent research questions and experimental designs that enable data analysis.

A.             strengthened 

B.              weakened

C.              diffused

 

8.               This experience reinforced her dedication to laboratory work and highlighted the importance of developing pertinent research questions and experimental designs that enable data analysis.

A.             complacency

B.              disregard

C.              commitment 

 

9.               This experience reinforced her dedication to laboratory work and highlighted the importance of developing pertinent research questions and experimental designs that enable data analysis.

A.             lumped

B.              stressed 

C.              played down

 

10.          This experience reinforced her dedication to laboratory work and highlighted the importance of developing pertinent research questions and experimental designs that enable data analysis.

A.             triviality

B.              non event

C.              significance 

 

11.            This experience reinforced her dedication to laboratory work and highlighted the importance of developing pertinent research questions and experimental designs that enable data analysis.

A.             related 

B.              contrasting

C.              polar

 

12.          This experience reinforced her dedication to laboratory work and highlighted the importance of developing pertinent research questions and experimental designs that enable data analysis.

A.             potent

B.              pilot 

C.              functional

 

13.          This experience reinforced her dedication to laboratory work and highlighted the importance of developing pertinent research questions and experimental designs that enable data analysis.

A.             postpone

B.              prevent

C.              allow 

　

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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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