閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

　

Exercise 285
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.                    As a physical therapist at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital for the past five years, Cathy finds her work with physically challenged individuals as personally fulfilling since she can facilitate their improvement through therapy.

A.             a medical professional who works with individuals recovering from cancer

B.              a medical professional who works with individuals recovering from an accident 

C.              a medical professional who works with individuals recovering from alcoholism

 

2.                  As a physical therapist at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital for the past five years, Cathy finds her work with physically challenged individuals as personally fulfilling since she can facilitate their improvement through therapy.

A.             handicapped

B.              able bodied

C.              robust

 

3.                  As a physical therapist at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital for the past five years, Cathy finds her work with physically challenged individuals as personally fulfilling since she can facilitate their improvement through therapy.

A.             divising

B.              displeasing

C.              gratifying 

 

4.                  As a physical therapist at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital for the past five years, Cathy finds her work with physically challenged individuals as personally fulfilling since she can facilitate their improvement through therapy.

A.             hinder

B.              help 

C.              inhibit

 

5.                  In addition to providing therapeutic intervention to children, Cathy has gained advanced professional knowledge and, thus, believes that graduate study would further improve upon it.

A.  corrupting

B.  debilitating

C.  restorative 

 

6.                  In addition to providing therapeutic intervention to children, Cathy has gained advanced professional knowledge and, thus, believes that graduate study would further improve upon it.

A.             play

B.              treatment 

C.              recreation

 

7.                  In addition to providing therapeutic intervention to children, Cathy has gained advanced professional knowledge and, thus, believes that graduate study would further improve upon it.

A.             decaying

B.              deteriorating

C.              progressive 

 

8.                  Moreover, she believes that a clinical practitioner who is undertaking research to examine therapeutic changes requires the skills to design and conduct a study.

A.             dawdler

B.              doer

C.              procrastinator

 

9.                  Moreover, she believes that a clinical practitioner who is undertaking research to examine therapeutic changes requires the skills to design and conduct a study.

A.             performing 

B.              delaying

C.              prolonging

 

10.             Moreover, she believes that a clinical practitioner who is undertaking research to examine therapeutic changes requires the skills to design and conduct a study.

A.             deteriorating

B.              curative 

C.              decaying

　

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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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