閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

Exercise 417
Purpose: Increasing reading comprehension skills /加強閱讀技巧
Writing Effective Career Statements /有效撰寫英文職涯經歷


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

 

1.    At university, Bruce participated in a campus mountaineering group.
  A. disclaimed
   B. engaged
    C. repudiate
   
2. A natural environment benefits his physical stamina and spiritual well being.
  A. staying power
  B. reluctance
  C. averseness
     
3.  His activities have allowed him to see various organisms in their natural habitats.
   A. internship
  B. vacation
  C. stamping ground
     
4.  When called upon, he has collaborated with peers to prepare outdoor events.
  A. asked to do something
  B. asked to refrain
  C. asked to abstain
     
5.  When called upon, he has collaborated with peers to prepare outdoor events.
  A. subordinate
  B. superior
  C. equal
     
6.  Close collaboration has allowed them to undertake serious mountaineering events that have provided great outdoor entertainment.
  A. earnest
  B. light-hearted
  C.  comical
     
7. Moreover, these activities have broadened his horizons in other ways, such as allowing him to take advantage of the unique leadership opportunities provided.
  A. cramp
  B.  confining
  C.  widen
     
8. Moreover, these activities have broadened his horizons in other ways, such as allowing him to take advantage of the unique leadership opportunities provided.
  A.  answers
  B. perceptions
  C. resolutions
     
9. Both the physical challenges and mental relaxation associated with mountain climbing have allowed Bruce more effectively to balance his academic and extracurricular activities.
  A.  provocation
  B.  sink
  C.  pit
     
10. Both the physical challenges and mental relaxation associated with mountain climbing have allowed Bruce more effectively to balance his academic and extracurricular activities.
  A. physical
  B.  physiological
  C. psychological
     
11. While relaxing the mind, extracurricular activities enable physical stamina and health to be prioritized. By keeping his mind clear, he is able to work more diligently.
  A. focused
  B.  unrestrained
  C. concentrated
     
12. While relaxing the mind, extracurricular activities enable physical stamina and health to be prioritized. By keeping his mind clear, he is able to work more diligently.
  A. relegated
 

B.

 delegated
  C. ranked
     
13. While relaxing the mind, extracurricular activities enable physical stamina and health to be prioritized. By keeping his mind clear, he is able to work more diligently.
  A. conserved
 

B.

 open
  C. closed
     

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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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