閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

Exercise 383
Purpose: Increasing reading comprehension skills /加強閱讀技巧
Writing Effective Career Statements /有效撰寫英文職涯經歷


Pick the work or expression whose meaning is closest to the meaning of the underlined word or expression in the following passages.

 

1.    Susan's recent research interests have not only provided her with a sound theoretical knowledge of medical technology, but also allowed her to develop advanced expertise in conducting independent research.
  A. noise
  B.  flawless
  C.   blemished
   
2. Susan's recent research interests have not only provided her with a sound theoretical knowledge of medical technology, but also allowed her to develop advanced expertise in conducting independent research.
  A. progressive
  B. fundamental
  C. preliminary
     
3.  Susan's recent research interests have not only provided her with a sound theoretical knowledge of medical technology, but also allowed her to develop advanced expertise in conducting independent research.
  A.  nonprofessional
  B. amateur
  C. proficiency
     
4.  In pursuing these interests, she has acquired many professional skills to become familiar not only with the demands of her chosen career path, but also with potential employment opportunities in the rapidly evolving medical technology field.
  A. routine
  B. oblivious
  C. ignorant
     
5.  In pursuing these interests, she has acquired many professional skills to become familiar not only with the demands of her chosen career path, but also with potential employment opportunities in the rapidly evolving medical technology field.
  A. curiosity
  B. vocation
  C. inquisitiveness
     
6.  In pursuing these interests, she has acquired many professional skills to become familiar not only with the demands of her chosen career path, but also with potential employment opportunities in the rapidly evolving medical technology field.
  A. unattainable
  B. improbable
  C.  latent
     
7. In pursuing these interests, she has acquired many professional skills to become familiar not only with the demands of her chosen career path, but also with potential employment opportunities in the rapidly evolving medical technology field.
  A. stagnant
  B.  unfolding
  C.  dormant
     
8. As for the specifics of her research involvement, Susan has conducted experiments to purify trypsin inhibitors from seeds and characterize the trypsin inhibitor assay.
  A.  survey
  B. overview
  C. details
     
9. As for the specifics of her research involvement, Susan has conducted experiments to purify trypsin inhibitors from seeds and characterize the trypsin inhibitor assay.
  A.  cleanse
  B.  smudge
  C.  blacken
     
10. As for the specifics of her research involvement, Susan has conducted experiments to purify trypsin inhibitors from seeds and characterize the trypsin inhibitor assay.
  A. avoid
  B.  describe
  C. avert
     
11. She will apply her professional and academic knowledge in a biotechnology or bioscience-related career, hopefully at the Industrial Technology Research Institute, commonly known as ITRI.
  A. masterly
  B.  unskilled
  C. novice
     
12. She will apply her professional and academic knowledge in a biotechnology or bioscience-related career, hopefully at the Industrial Technology Research Institute, commonly known as ITRI.
  A. dilletante
 

B.

 quack
  C. scholarly
     
13. She is confident in her ability to design and implement a research plan, allowing her to contribute significantly to the advancement of Taiwan's medical technology sector.
  A. indecisive
 

B.

 assured
  C. questionable
     
14. She is confident in her ability to design and implement a research plan, allowing her to contribute significantly to the advancement of Taiwan's medical technology sector.
  A. withhold
 

B.

 long-winded
  C. put into practice
     
15. She hopes that ITRI will find these valuable assets conducive to its organizational needs.
  A. inestimable
 

B.

 worthless
  C. good-for-nothing
     
16. She hopes that ITRI will find these valuable assets conducive to its organizational needs.
  A. liability
 

B.

 wealth
  C. burden
     
17. She hopes that ITRI will find these valuable assets conducive to its organizational needs.
  A. obligation
 

B.

 debt
  C. contributive
     

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Additional practice can be found in  Writing Effective Study Plans by Ted Knoy for some of these definitions.

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