閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

　

Exercise 312
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.  Computers, telecommunications and related consumer products have markedly elevated living standards for quite some time.

A.             scarcely

B.              substantially 

C.              slightly

 

2.  Computers, telecommunications and related consumer products have markedly elevated living standards for quite some time.

A.             upgraded 

B.              deteriorated

C.              decayed

 

3.  While some products entertain and offer convenience as well as comfort, others save time and reduce workload.

A.             depress

B.              castigate

C.              amuse 

 

4.  While some products entertain and offer convenience as well as comfort, others save time and reduce workload.

A.             affliction

B.              amenity 

C.              hardship

 

5.  Such diversified products have intrigued Tom since high school

A.             heterogeneous 

B.              homogeneous

C.              run-of-the-mill

 

6.  This fascination explains why he completed his undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering at National Tsing Hua University, one of Taiwan's premier institutes of higher learning.

A.             reputed 

B.              average

C.              typical

 

7.  This fascination explains why he completed his undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering at National Tsing Hua University, one of Taiwan's premier institutes of higher learning.

A.             distaste

B.              appeal 

C.              dissatisfaction

 

8.  While offering a unique workplace environment to put his academic skills into practice, DEF Corporation, a leading core logic and graphics supplier, can provide an excellent opportunity to foster his professional skills.

A.             run-of-the-mill

B.              typical

C.              incomparable 

 

9.  While offering a unique workplace environment to put his academic skills into practice, DEF Corporation, a leading core logic and graphics supplier, can provide an excellent opportunity to foster his professional skills.

A.             theory

B.              application 

C.              hypothesis

 

10.  While offering a unique workplace environment to put his academic skills into practice, DEF Corporation, a leading core logic and graphics supplier, can provide an excellent opportunity to foster his professional skills.

A.             develop 

B.              demote

C.              decelerate

 

11.  Tom believes that his solid academic foundation and advanced research expertise will prove invaluable for any project team in which he is involved at DEF Corporation.

A.             unreliable

B.              sturdy 

C.              shaky

 

12.  Tom believes that his solid academic foundation and advanced research expertise will prove invaluable for any project team in which he is involved at DEF Corporation.

A.             Proficiency 

B.              inexperience

C.              amateur

 

13.  Tom believes that his solid academic foundation and advanced research expertise will prove invaluable for any project team in which he is involved at DEF Corporation.

A.             inutile

B.              precious 

C.              good-for-nothing

　

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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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