The Chinese Online Writing Lab

1. Continuous technological advances have popularized the installation of digitalized consumer products in automobiles in Taiwan: from telematics to rear seat entertainment systems.

I A. removal

B. placement

C. eradication

2. Automobiles are gradually becoming communications centers, with future automobile design anticipated to integrate media entertainment with the vehicle computer system.

A. disentangle

B. consolidate

C. uncouple

3. Rear seat multimedia entertainment systems are a highly promising area for further technological development and are attracting increased commercial interest.

A. prospective

B. dismal

C. morose  

4. The MARCH car brand was launched in Taiwan in 1993, largely owing to the technological limitations of its Japanese parent factory in manufacturing mini-sized cars.

A. recanted

B. retracted

C. impelled

5. Another local car brand, Matiz, from the Formosa Automobile Corporation, focuses on cars with less than 1000CC horsepower, with a diverse array of color combinations.

A. homogeneous

B. heterogeneous

C. analogous 

6. Meanwhile, the Solio car brand from Suzuki is intended to appeal to younger car drivers with its ethnic appeal and numerous exterior accessories, such as fins.

A. implore

B. intimidate

C. appall

7. As for retail sales, June is generally a slow month, with the most profitable period running from September through December or January.

A. restricted

B. strained

C.  lucrative

8. The average car owner purchases a new model every ten years.

A. liquidates

B. remits

C. procures

9. According to January 2005 statistics on automobile sales from the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Association, the leading car brands in Taiwan in terms of production and sales are Suzuki (45%), Nissan (26%), Formosa (15%) and Hyundai (13%).

A. paramount

B. flagging

C. decelerating  

10. Japanese brands thus are highly successful in Taiwan, with their emphasis on catering to individual preferences and their recreational appeal.

A. negation

B. partiality

C.  renunciation

11. Restated, an appealing car exterior and large variety of interior accessories with driving and entertainment functions are the foundations of the commercial success of these Japanese car brands.

A. fundamentals

B. assumptions

C. hypotheses 

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