閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

　

Exercise 311
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 well as being intrigued by ancient and other cultures, Allen is especially fascinated by the richness and color of human relationships.

A.             appalled by

B.              enthralled with 

C.              disgusted with

 

2.  As well as being intrigued by ancient and other cultures, Allen is especially fascinated by the richness and color of human relationships.

A.             enchanted with 

B.              fed up with

C.              out of patience with

 

3.  As well as being intrigued by ancient and other cultures, Allen is especially fascinated by the richness and color of human relationships.

A.             blandness

B.              productivity 

C.              flavorless

 

4.  As well as being intrigued by ancient and other cultures, Allen is especially fascinated by the richness and color of human relationships.

A.             homogenous

B.              uniformity

C.              variety 

 

5.  With the advent of the new knowledge economy, humans and their knowledge (rather than pure capital) profoundly determine an enterprise's success.

A.             arrival

B.              exit

C.              continual flow

 

6.  With the advent of the new knowledge economy, humans and their knowledge (rather than pure capital) profoundly determine an enterprise's success.

A.             labor

B.              money 

C.              facilities

 

7.  With the advent of the new knowledge economy, humans and their knowledge (rather than pure capital) profoundly determine an enterprise's success.

A.             negligibly

B.              slightly

C.              significantly 

 

8.  With the advent of the new knowledge economy, humans and their knowledge (rather than pure capital) profoundly determine an enterprise's success.

A.             business 

B.              trading company

C.              investment house

 

9.   Skilled manpower is essential and Human Resources Management aims to retain employees at a company and effectively manage the knowledge that they create.

A.             facilities

B.              labor 

C.              management

 

10.  Skilled manpower is essential and Human Resources Management aims to retain employees at a company and effectively manage the knowledge that they create.

A.             retires

B.              descends

C.              strives 

 

11.  Skilled manpower is essential and Human Resources Management aims to retain employees at a company and effectively manage the knowledge that they create.

A.             keep 

B.              provide

C.              offer

 

12.  Skilled manpower is essential and Human Resources Management aims to retain employees at a company and effectively manage the knowledge that they create.

A.             students

B.              workers 

C.              officials

 

13.  Although different disciplines, Human Resources Management and Anthropology both focus on humans and culture.

A.             fields 

B.              courses

C.              curricula

 

14.  Although different disciplines, Human Resources Management and Anthropology both focus on humans and culture.

A.             study of humans and nature

B.              study of humans and society 

C.              study of humans and technology

 

15.  The latter adopts a global perspective and aims to integrate other societal viewpoints.

A.             implements

B.              disperses

C.              utilizes 

 

16.  The latter adopts a global perspective and aims to integrate other societal viewpoints.

A.             criteria

B.              outlook 

C.              decisions

 

17.   The latter adopts a global perspective and aims to integrate other societal viewpoints.

A.             incorporate 

B.              diffuse

C.              scale down

 

18.  The latter adopts a global perspective and aims to integrate other societal viewpoints.

A.             contradictions

B.              opposition

C.              angles 

 

19.  Striving to understand human relationships, Allen is also interested in adopting different strategies and problem-solving measures to stimulate creativity and increase work productivity.

A.             concentrating

B.              aspiring 

C.              defaming

 

20.  Striving to understand human relationships, Allen is also interested in adopting different strategies and problem-solving measures to stimulate creativity and increase work productivity.

A.             localities

B.              strategies 

C.              whelks

 

21.  Striving to understand human relationships, Allen is also interested in adopting different strategies and problem-solving measures to stimulate creativity and increase work productivity.

A.             fecundity 

B.              luxury

C.              extravagance

 

22.  If able to secure employment at the Human Resources Department of National Central University, Allen believes…

A.             lavish

B.              gain 

C.              instill

　

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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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