閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

　

Exercise 323
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.  Owing to the increasing governmental deficit and the trend to finance large public engineering construction projects, he has learned how to evaluate a project's financial plan.

A.             surplus

B.              shortfall 

C.              glut

 

2.  Owing to the increasing governmental deficit and the trend to finance large public engineering construction projects, he has learned how to evaluate a project's financial plan.

A.             the in thing 

B.              out of fashion

C.              archaic

 

3.  Owing to the increasing governmental deficit and the trend to finance large public engineering construction projects, he has learned how to evaluate a project's financial plan.

A.             let slide

B.              shirk

C.              scrutinize 

 

4.  Given his strong analytical skills, Benson has focused on financial topics related to engineering, such as derivative pricing, fitting yield curves, and innovative financial product design.

A.             languid

B.              dynamic 

C.              flagging

 

5.  Given his strong analytical skills, Benson has focused on financial topics related to engineering, such as derivative pricing, fitting yield curves, and innovative financial product design.

A.             channeled his efforts on 

B.              distracted from his efforts to

C.              ruffled

 

6.  Given his strong analytical skills, Benson has focused on financial topics related to engineering, such as derivative pricing, fitting yield curves, and innovative financial product design.

A.             vintage

B.              antiquated

C.              cutting edge 

　

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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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