閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

 

Exercise 638
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. In line with corporate goals of enhancing biotechnology product quality, reducing overhead costs and adopting the latest professional technologies, the Sales Department at Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC) has adopted an integrated marketing approach that stresses product differentiation.

I A.  incompetent

B.  pragmatic

C.  rudimentary

 

2. In line with corporate goals of enhancing biotechnology product quality, reducing overhead costs and adopting the latest professional technologies, the Sales Department at Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC) has adopted an integrated marketing approach that stresses product differentiation.

A.  similitude

B.  distinction

C.  parallel

 

3. Advanced biotechnology products are widely anticipated to reach commercialization within the next two years.

A.  predicted  

B.  misconstrued

C.  misinterpreted

 

4. The Biotechnology Division of TSC focuses on developing product technologies and technical expertise in fermentation, extraction, biological reagents, biomedical materials, biopharmaceuticals and in vitro diagnostics.

A.  callowness

B.  greenness

C.  adeptness  

 

5. The Division is preparing to install extraction equipment for water and organic solvents, operating lines and packing facilities to manufacture various high value-added products that adhere to FDA standards. 

A.  pluck out

B.  eradicate

C.  embed

 

6. Since research and development, procurement, production, sales and technical services are all integral to corporate success, the organizational structure of TSC is both flexible and highly responsive to market fluctuations.

A.  intrinsic  

B.  expendable

C.  dispensable

 

7. Given the recent emergence of biotechnology, TSC has invested heavily in developing biotechnology-related technologies to meet expected strong future market demand, as demonstrated by the Taiwanese government policy of encouraging the local private sector to enter this field.

A.  revocation

B.  secession

C.   efflux

 

8. Given the recent emergence of biotechnology, TSC has invested heavily in developing biotechnology-related technologies to meet expected strong future market demand, as demonstrated by the Taiwanese government policy of encouraging the local private sector to enter this field.  

A.  negligibly

B.  prodigiously

C.  scarcely

 

9. The Sales Department adopts flexible procedures for determining the core competence and commercial viability of TSC in the biotechnology market, especially in functional foods and cosmetics.

A.  ineptitude

B.   inefficacy

C.   aptitude

 

10. Moreover, the Department is committed to educating customers regarding the health benefits of TSC’s biotechnology products.

A.  merits   

B.  liabilities

C.  impediments

 

 


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