閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

　

Exercise 635
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.  Committed to advancing the clinical diagnostics sector in Taiwan, Oxford Biosensors Corporation adopts a multidisciplinary approach, employing leading research scientists in electronics, materials science, electrochemistry and enzyme technology.

I A.  reluctant

B.  obliged  

C.  hesitant

　

2. Internationally recognized experts comprise the corporate advisory board, and the corporation draws heavily upon the personnel and resources of Oxford University, which is renowned worldwide for its innovations in electrochemistry and biosensor development.

A.  enigmatic

B.  illustrious  

C.  concealed

　

3. Through successfully commercializing technologies developed in academia using funding from global investment sources, Oxford Biosensors has generated a strong and growing intellectual property portfolio, based on a commitment to product development and broad expertise in biosensor design, development and manufacturing. 

A.  capital  

B.  facilities

C.  equipment

　

4. Specifically, Oxford Biosensors provides medical diagnostic laboratories with accurate, efficient and inexpensive devices, and is a leader in this field.

A.  amiss

B.  erroneous

C.  precise

　

5. Effective healthcare requires accurate data regarding certain biochemical parameters, meaning that biosensors play a crucial role in modern healthcare owing to their specificity, miniaturized size, rapid response and relative inexpensiveness.

A. diminutive

B.  magnified

C. amplified

　

6. Bioanalytical procedures are widely anticipated to be increasingly adopted for measuring metabolites, blood cations and gases.

A.  forecasted  

B.  nullified

C.  annulled

　

7. Established in 2000 based on technological innovations by Oxford University, the pilot plant manufacturing facility of Biosensors is located in nearby Yarnton, England.

A.  perpetual

B.  incessant

C.   trial  

　

8. As a rapidly growing healthcare diagnostics development company, Oxford Biosensors provides a challenging and stimulating work environment for entrepreneurial individuals committed to constant technological innovation.

A.  tedious

B.  monotonous

C.  invigorating

　

9. Company employees have a strong sense of how they can contribute by closely collaborating on results-oriented endeavors. 

A.  vacancies

B.  undertakings  

C.  voids

　

10. Oxford Biosensors focuses mainly on electrochemistry and enzyme technology.

A.  diverts

B.  zeros in on

C.   shunts

　

11. The electrochemistry program is particularly noteworthy as significant resources have been invested in commercializing biosensor technologies.

A.  exceptional  

B.  irrelevant

C.  trivial

　

12. The technical breakthroughs pioneered at Oxford Biosensors include the development of a diverse range of low complexity, hand-held diagnostic products.

A.  stumbling blocks

B.   bottlenecks

C.   innovations  

　

13. For example, the Multisense Dry Enzyme System satisfies consumer demand for rapid and accurate multi-parameter analysis by instantly providing essential diagnostic results.

A.  requisite  

B.  obsolete

C.  oblivious

　

　

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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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