閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

　

Exercise 299
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.  Mary began searching for a graduate school in

which she can achieve her career goals.

A.             financial strategies

B.              professional aims 

C.              educational plans

 

2.  Via the Internet, periodicals and magazines in her university library, she discovered that the accounting program at Indiana University, a graduate program that has consistently ranked high in national surveys, is the one she was looking for.

A.             in

B.              for

C.              by 

 

3.  Via the Internet, periodicals and magazines in her university library, she discovered that the accounting program at Indiana University, a graduate program that has consistently ranked high in national surveys, is the one she was looking for.

A.             microfiche

B.              journals

C.              books

 

4.  Via the Internet, periodicals and magazines in her university library, she discovered that the accounting program at Indiana University, a graduate program that has consistently ranked high in national surveys, is the one she was looking for.

A.             regularly 

B.              infrequently

C.              seldom

 

5.  What attracted her the most was the highly qualified and experienced faculty with frequent publications in prestigious journals, seemingly unlimited academic resources, as well as its distinctive and unique tradition.

A.             famous 

B.              mediocre

C.              average

 

6.  What attracted her the most was the highly qualified and experienced faculty with frequent publications in prestigious journals, seemingly unlimited academic resources, as well as its distinctive and unique tradition.

A.             obliviously

B.              negligently

C.              apparently 

 

7.  What attracted her the most was the highly qualified and experienced faculty with frequent publications in prestigious journals, seemingly unlimited academic resources, as well as its distinctive and unique tradition.

A.             finite

B.              boundless 

C.              constrained

 

8.  Mary believes that logical thinking is important to professionalism in accounting and Indiana University's program in this area would provide me with the knowledge required to achieve her ambitions.

A.             mirage

B.              farce

C.              aspirations 

 

9.  In addition, the weather and geographical conditions are pleasing to her.

A.             agreeable  

B.              objectionable

C.              unwanted

　

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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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