閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

Exercise 415
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.    John considers himself to be friendly and diligent.
  A. shiftless
  B.  industrious
  C.   sluggish
   
2. At university, he participated in several student association activities, including table tennis, tennis and other class-related activities.
  A. abstain
  B. refrain
  C. indulge
     
3.  Participating in sports allowed him more closely to interact with people.
  A.  avoid
  B. come into contact with
  C. avert
     
4.  He conducted experiments in his spare time, which required hard work since they often involved trial-and-error procedures.
  A. free
  B. hectic
  C. filled up
     
5.  Such experimentation has made him a more patient and persevering individual.
  A. production
  B. trial
  C. error
     
6.  Such experimentation has made him a more patient and persevering individual.
  A. irritation
  B. impatient
  C.  forbearing
     
7. Additionally, serving as class leader has improved his ability to coordinate and execute administrative tasks.
  A. arrange
  B.  randomly place
  C.  mess up
     
8. John firmly believes that every opportunity is an opportunity for learning. His accumulated experiences will definitely benefit his future.
  A.  wobbling
  B. wavering
  C. solidly
     
9. John firmly believes that every opportunity is an opportunity for learning. His accumulated experiences will definitely benefit his future.
  A.  dispersed
  B.  collected
  C.  distributed
     

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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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