Exercise 511
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.  We hope your lecture will include a discussion of the current developmental trends in radiotherapy and radiation protection.

I A. established

B. permanent

C.  evolving

 

2.  The following is a tentative schedule for your visit.

A. permanent

B. under consideration

C. nailed down

 

3.  Arrival in Taiwan at Chiang Kai Shek International, and transit to hotel accommodation.

A. stop

B. curtail

C. traverse

 

4.  Any comments or suggestions regarding the above itinerary or topics of discussion would be most appreciated.

A.  schedule

B. message

C. communication

 

5.  We will then have sufficient time to make copies and appropriate arrangements.

A. inferior

B. flawed

C.  adequate

 

6.  Please pay in advance for your roundtrip airfare and other incidental expenses, and  hold onto those receipts for reimbursement prior to your departure from Taiwan.

A.  substantial

B. inconsequential

C.  significant

 

7.  Please pay in advance for your roundtrip airfare and other incidental expenses, and  hold onto those receipts for reimbursement prior to your departure from Taiwan.

A. repayment

B.  reinstatement

C. replacement

 

8.  According to our government's tax system, a technical service fee is subject to a 20% tax levy.

A.  loan

B.  fee

C.  rebate


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Additional practice can be found in  Writing Effective Study Plans by Ted Knoy for some of these definitions.

View the accompanying Power Point presentation on details of how to write this paragraph.

 

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