閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

　

Exercise 639
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 existence for a decade, the Service Division of Goldsun Express & Logistics Corporation (formerly Kuo Hsing Transport) comprises ten employees dedicated to devising and implementing marketing strategies, as well as coordinating customer design projects. 

I A.  unresponsive

B.  indifferent

C.  devoted

　

2. The smallest division in the company in terms of employees, the Service Division also operates a service center, staffed by five service engineers and an engineering assistant, all with undergraduate degrees related to their areas of experience and an average of two years professional experience in the logistics sector. 

A.  employed

B.  vacated

C.  abandoned

　

3. The Service Division strives to give Goldsun Express & Logistics Corporation a competitive edge in Taiwan’s intensely competitive logistics sector by focusing on customer service, quality management, service quality and customer satisfaction.

A.  dawdles

B.  lags

C.  aspires  

　

4. The Service Division strives to give Goldsun Express & Logistics Corporation a competitive edge in Taiwan’s intensely competitive logistics sector by focusing on customer service, quality management, service quality and customer satisfaction.

A.  tediously

B.  monotonously

C.  fervently  

　

5. Although not directly generating revenue for the company, the Division is still indispensable in daily operations, integrating the efforts of other divisions to execute a cohesive business strategy based on customer relations management-related practices. 

A.  congruent

B.  sketchy

C.  truncated

　

6. Although not directly generating revenue for the company, the Division is still indispensable in daily operations, integrating the efforts of other divisions to execute a cohesive business strategy based on customer relations management-related practices.

A.  optional

B.  requisite

C.  elective

　

7. For instance, logistics services require punctual product delivery to satisfy customers.  In terms of daily operations, the Service Division handles electronic-based orders, current accounts, delivery, stock inventory control, stock inventory-related data and delivery of hi tech products to wafer fabs and retail shops. 

A.  lingering

B.  immediate  

C.  procrastinated

　

8. For instance, logistics services require punctual product delivery to satisfy customers.  In terms of daily operations, the Service Division handles electronic-based orders, current accounts, delivery, stock inventory control, stock inventory-related data and delivery of hi tech products to wafer fabs and retail shops.

A.  appease  

B.  annoy

C.  hector

　

9. Products include 3C products such as mobile phones, personal computers (PC), PC peripherals, personal digital assistants (PDA), PDA peripherals and entertainment media products, including DVDs, VCDs, CDs and VHS tapes. 

A.  motionless

B.  stationary

C.  portable

　

10. The Division also supervises delivery of cosmetics and pharmaceutical products to regional hospitals, medical centers and department stores.

A.  orchestrates  

B.  shuns

C.  disregards

　

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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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