閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

 

Exercise 494
Purpose: Increasing reading comprehension skills /加強閱讀技巧

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

 

1. I hope to receive training at your hospital in the latest advances in infarct stroke technology.

I A.  reversions

B.    digressions

C.      progress

 

2.  In addition to my academic and professional activities, I often read supplemental literature to remain abreast of the latest technological trends. 

A.     vocational

B.       scholarly

C.        occupation

 

3.   In addition to my academic and professional activities, I often read supplemental literature to remain abreast of the latest technological trends.

A.        complementary

B.         prerequisite

C.          necessity

 

4.   In addition to my academic and professional activities, I often read supplemental literature to remain abreast of the latest technological trends.

A.       stay in tune with

B.          remain aloof

C.           distance oneself from

 

5.   While planning to fulfill my graduate school requirements by June, 2005, I hope to continue in this field of research to integrate the theoretical knowledge acquired at graduate school with my clinical experience in the Radio technology Department.

A.          matter-of-fact

B.          down-to-earth

C.          hypothetical    

 

6.  While planning to fulfill my graduate school requirements by June, 2005, I hope to continue in this field of research to integrate the theoretical knowledge acquired at graduate school with my clinical experience in the Radio technology Department.

A.           laboratory-related

B.            hospital-related

C.            classroom-related

 

7.  Three associate professors at YUST supervised my graduate school research in magnetic resonance technology.

A.         submitted to   

B.            governed

C.            subordinate to

 

 

8.  I am currently involved in writing computer programs in the field of image quality and resolution, applying the latest technologies to enable physicians accurately to diagnose diseases in their early stages.

A.           hide 

B.        conceal     

C.           identify        

 

9.   I have already drawn up an outline of this project.

A.            subtracted

B.              drafted

C.             extracted

 

10.  I am firstly reviewing pertinent patient histories to obtain large volumes of relevant data, which are then analyzed.

A.            conflicting

B.             contradictory

C.               related

 

 

11.  I am firstly reviewing pertinent patient histories to obtain large volumes of relevant data, which are then analyzed.

A.             medical records

B.              medical payment schedule

C.             medical services

 

12.  I am firstly reviewing pertinent patient histories to obtain large volumes of relevant data, which are then analyzed.

A.             extraneous

B.             irrelevant

C.             pertinent

 

13.  According to the results generated by my academic advisor’s laboratory, less than six hours is required to perform the first diffusion-weighted image (DWI) examination of acute infract patients.

A.            extracted

B.              produced

C.             recorded

 

14.  According to the results generated by my academic advisor’s laboratory, less than six hours is required to perform the first diffusion-weighted image (DWI) examination of acute infract patients.

A.           recurring

B.            regular

C.            dire

 

15.  DWI is then conducted on the first, third, fifth, seventh days, and then at one month intervals.

A.             period of time

B.            length of stay

C.             period of scheduled payments

 

 

16.  The B value infarct region is then measured, and then the time changes in the B value curve are analyzed.

A.           glanced over

B.             perused

C.              scrutinized

 

17.  The results of this study will help physicians to determine proper medication times and their therapeutic effects.

A.            curative

B.              atrophic

C.              degenerative

 

18.   The results of this study will help physicians to determine proper medication times and their therapeutic effects.

A.             origin

B.               outcomes

C.             derivation

 

 19.  I hope to measure the order of severity of the infarct field in order to enable infarct stroke patients to receive subsequent optimal treatment.

A.             determine

B.             confound

C.             bewilder  

 

20.  I hope to measure the order of severity of the infarct field in order to enable infarct stroke patients to receive subsequent optimal treatment.

A.           immobilize

B.            incapacitate

C.            empower    

 

21.  I hope to measure the order of severity of the infarct field in order to enable infarct stroke patients to receive subsequent optimal treatment.

A.           formidable

B.               best

C.               dreadful

 

22.  Using these programs, clinical physicians can precisely understand how a disease diffuses to the brain area, and increase the clinical effectiveness of evaluations of patients and curative outcomes.

A.            hospital-oriented

B.              laboratory-oriented

C.             focus-oriented

 

  23.   Using these programs, clinical physicians can precisely understand how a disease diffuses to the brain area, and increase the clinical effectiveness of evaluations of patients and curative outcomes.

A.           disperses

B.               coalesce

C.              conjugate

 

  24.  Using these programs, clinical physicians can precisely understand how a disease diffuses to the brain area, and increase the clinical effectiveness of evaluations of patients and curative outcomes.

A.          conclusion

B.             resolution

C.         assessments      

 

25.  In this area, Taiwan currently lacks technology and qualified technological personnel. 

A.            abounds in

B.             is deficient of

C.            exceeds in

 

  26.  In this area, Taiwan currently lacks technology and qualified technological personnel.

A.            incompetent

B.               unfit

C.       eligible

       

  27.  I hope eventually to collaborate with a local medical instrument manufacturer to develop relevant software programs.

A.          preliminary

B.           ultimately

C.            initially

 

  28.Your hospital provides comprehensive and challenging training of individuals who are committed to this area of research and development.

A.          thorough

B.            exclusive

C.            sole

 

  29. Your hospital provides comprehensive and challenging training of individuals who are committed to this area of research and development.

A.            difficult

B.                facile

C.             effortless

 

  30.  Your hospital provides comprehensive and challenging training of individuals who are committed to this area of research and development. 

A.           devoted to

B.             neutral

C.             non-aligned

     

  31. In particular, it is distinguished in training highly skilled radiological technologists.

A.            enigmatic

B.           arcane

C.           illustrious

 

  32.   In particular, it is distinguished in training highly skilled     radiological technologists.

A.           proficient

B.             inept

C.      incompetent

 

  33.   I will hopefully be able to determine the scope of application of infarct stroke technology in our hospital. 

A.            illiterate

B.            untimely

C.     range

       

  34.  The results are used to analyze the feasibility of adopting this technology.

A.            unattainable

B.         viability

C.    impractical

 


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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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