閱讀技巧 (Reading Comprehension)

Exercise 411
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.    Bill is committed to his many patients.
  A. oblivious
   B. neglected
    C. devoted
   
2. His deep concern for patients’ welfare has led his colleagues and superiors to commend him many times on his responsible attitude.
  A. consideration
  B. disregard
  C. oversight
     
3.  His deep concern for patients’ welfare has led his colleagues and superiors to commend him many times on his responsible attitude.
   A. criticize
  B. compliment
  C. censure
     
4.  His deep concern for patients’ welfare has led his colleagues and superiors to commend him many times on his responsible attitude.
  A. accountable
  B. remiss
  C. derelict
     
5.  Like most medical professionals, he feels overwhelmed by the rapid rate at which new medical technologies emerge, and are adopted by hospitals.
  A. prevailed
  B. deluged
  C. undercurrent
     
6.  Like most medical professionals, he feels overwhelmed by the rapid rate at which new medical technologies emerge, and are adopted by hospitals.
  A. sluggish
  B. tardy
  C.  infirmity
     
7. Bill must therefore continually increase his expertise to ensure that his patients can maintain a basic quality of life.
  A. cessation
  B.  ceaselessly
  C.  standstill
     
8. For instance, he must know how to repair nuclear medicine machinery. He also believes that remaining optimistic when interacting with others is essential, especially as people become increasingly competitive.
  A.  smash
  B. annihilate
  C. mend
     
9. For instance, he must know how to repair nuclear medicine machinery. He also believes that remaining optimistic when interacting with others is essential, especially as people become increasingly competitive.
  A.  dismal
  B.  rose-colored
  C.  gloomy
     
10. For instance, he must know how to repair nuclear medicine machinery. He also believes that remaining optimistic when interacting with others is essential, especially as people become increasingly competitive.
  A. paltry
  B.  trivial
  C. vital
     

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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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