閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

Exercise 413
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.    While pursuing her Master's degree, May continued to work at Ton-Yen General Hospital, which was an excellent environment for conducting graduate-level research.
  A. substandard
   B. first-rate
    C. inferior
   
2. Her work experience further developed her professional skills and taught her how to collaborate closely with others.
  A. waned
  B. deconstructed
  C. fostered
     
3.  In so doing, she not only absorbed colleagues' perspectives, but also learned how carefully to negotiate with others, while maintaining the dignity of each collaborator.
   A. assimilated
  B. preoccupy
  C. excoriate
     
4.  In so doing, she not only absorbed colleagues' perspectives, but also learned how carefully to negotiate with others, while maintaining the dignity of each collaborator.
  A. concede
  B. bargain
  C. cede
     
5.  In so doing, she not only absorbed colleagues' perspectives, but also learned how carefully to negotiate with others, while maintaining the dignity of each collaborator.
  A. prestige
  B. squalor
  C. foulness
     
6.  If successful in gaining employment at ABC Corporation, May will strive to contribute to the organization in her unique manner, which is friendly, contemplative and graceful.
  A. deriliction
  B. failure
  C.  accomplished
     
7. If successful in gaining employment at ABC Corporation, May will strive to contribute to the organization in her unique manner, which is friendly, contemplative and graceful.
  A. difficulty
  B.  style
  C.  ease
     
8. If successful in gaining employment at ABC Corporation, May will strive to contribute to the organization in her unique manner, which is friendly, contemplative and graceful.
  A.  extroverted
  B. outspoken
  C. reflective
     
9. If successful in gaining employment at ABC Corporation, May will strive to contribute to the organization in her unique manner, which is friendly, contemplative and graceful.
  A.  pathetic
  B.  elegant
  C.  rueful
     
10. Her previous work experience definitely supports her aspiration to become a healthcare management professional.
  A. chancy
  B.  certainly
  C. dubious
     
11. Her previous work experience definitely supports her aspiration to become a healthcare management professional.
  A. ambitiousness
  B.  unconcern
  C. disinterest
     
12. Given her strong research capabilities, knowledge and expertise, May is determined to learn as much as possible while contributing any beneficial results that can be generated by research at her workplace.
  A. powerlessness
 

B.

 competence
  C. incapacity
     
13. Given her strong research capabilities, knowledge and expertise, May is determined to learn as much as possible while contributing any beneficial results that can be generated by research at her workplace.
  A. contested
 

B.

 inconclusive
  C. persistent
     

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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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