閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

 

Exercise 520
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.  Given your celebrated research and contributions in the field of medical quality management, we would like formally to invite you to participate as an Invited Speaker at a symposium to be held in Taiwan on current trends in medical quality management.   

I A.  flagrant

B.  famed

C.  stigmatized

 

2.  Given your celebrated research and contributions in the field of medical quality management, we would like formally to invite you to participate as an Invited Speaker at a symposium to be held in Taiwan on current trends in medical quality management.

A.   retrospective

B.   retroactive

C.   orientations

 

3.  A suggested schedule for the upcoming symposium is as follows.  

A.   advised

B.   commanded

C.   demanded

 

4.  A suggested schedule for the upcoming symposium is as follows.

A.  postponed

B.  soon to come

C.  delayed

 

5.  A discussion is held on the systematic monitoring of medical quality systems

A.  routine

B.   chaotic

C.  irregular

 

6.  A discussion is held on the systematic monitoring of medical quality systems

A.  shunning

B.  buffing

C.   scrutinizing

 

7.  We will provide a roundtrip airfare and accommodation during your stay.

A.  transportation

B.  lodging

C.   insurance

 

8 I suggest you that stay in Taiwan following the end of the symposium to enjoy some of the natural and cultural wonders that the island offers.

A.  attractions

B.   blemish

C.  impairment

 

9 Once you have confirmed your trip, let us know your flight details so we can meet you at the airport.

A.   nullified

B.  corroborated

C.  confuted

 

10 Please send me your lecture title and related handouts by December 30th, 2004, so that we will have ample time for translation.

A.  bountiful

B.   hemmed in

C.   confined 


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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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