閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

Exercise 401
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.    Ellen's strong desire constantly to strengthen her statistical capabilities is reflected by her active participation in a collaborative project with an ophthalmologist at Kuo General Hospital in analyzing medical data and storing them in a novel database for statistical software.
  A. listless
  B.  lethargy
  C.   longing
   
2. Ellen's strong desire constantly to strengthen her statistical capabilities is reflected by her active participation in a collaborative project with an ophthalmologist at Kuo General Hospital in analyzing medical data and storing them in a novel database for statistical software.
  A. analytical
  B. theoretical
  C. hypothetical
     
3.  Ellen's strong desire constantly to strengthen her statistical capabilities is reflected by her active participation in a collaborative project with an ophthalmologist at Kuo General Hospital in analyzing medical data and storing them in a novel database for statistical software.
  A.  autonomous
  B. synergistic
  C. individual
     
4.  Ellen's strong desire constantly to strengthen her statistical capabilities is reflected by her active participation in a collaborative project with an ophthalmologist at Kuo General Hospital in analyzing medical data and storing them in a novel database for statistical software.
  A. heart physician
  B. family physician
  C. eye physician
     
5.  Carefully analyzing the data revealed unique phenomena related to the hospital's particular circumstances, providing a valuable reference for administrators who are making marketing-related decisions about the medical sector.
  A. emulating
  B. examining
  C. contending
     
6.  Carefully analyzing the data revealed unique phenomena related to the hospital's particular circumstances, providing a valuable reference for administrators who are making marketing-related decisions about the medical sector.
  A. classical
  B. archetypal
  C.  peerless
     
7. Carefully analyzing the data revealed unique phenomena related to the hospital's particular circumstances, providing a valuable reference for administrators who are making marketing-related decisions about the medical sector.
  A. trivialness
  B.  events
  C.  pettiness
     
8. The project involved the use of data mining approaches to identify patients’ particular needs.
  A.  statistics
  B. bogeyman
  C. phantom
     
9. The project involved the use of data mining approaches to identify patients’ particular needs.
  A.  misplace
  B.  forfeit
  C.  pinpoint
     
10. This project made Ellen aware that a hospital must distinguish itself from others by its marketing practices to gain a competitive edge.
  A. oblivious
  B.  cognizant
  C. uncertain
     
11. This project made Ellen aware that a hospital must distinguish itself from others by its marketing practices to gain a competitive edge.
  A. differentiate
  B.  equate
  C. parallel
     
12. This project made Ellen aware that a hospital must distinguish itself from others by its marketing practices to gain a competitive edge.
  A. shortcoming
 

B.

 drawback
  C. advantage
     
13. Having paid considerable attention to effective hospital management, IJK Corporation has played a leading role in the medical sector.
  A. given
 

B.

 extracted
  C. taken
     
14. Having paid considerable attention to effective hospital management, IJK Corporation has played a leading role in the medical sector.
  A. trivial
 

B.

 inconsequent
  C. significant
     
15. Having paid considerable attention to effective hospital management, IJK Corporation has played a leading role in the medical sector.
  A. preceding
 

B.

 paramount
  C. next
     
16. Extensive on-the-job training is a notable example of its commitment to quality excellence.
  A. petty
 

B.

 parochial
  C. far-ranging
     
17. Extensive on-the-job training is a notable example of its commitment to quality excellence.
  A. dedication
 

B.

 unconcern
  C. unresponsiveness
     

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