1. Instead of always using the word “help” when translating from the Chinese characters 幫助, which of the following words is most similar in meaning?
A. dispense
B. facilitate
C. compensate

2. Instead of always using the word “help” when translating from the Chinese characters 幫助, which of the following words is most similar in meaning?
A. complicate
B. query
C. assist

3. Instead of always using the word “help” when translating from the Chinese characters 幫助, which of the following words is most similar in meaning?
A. guide
B. oppose
C. impose

4. Instead of always using the word “help” when translating from the Chinese characters 幫助, which of the following words is most similar in meaning?
A. append
B. direct
C. suspend

5. Instead of always using the word “important” when translating from the Chinese characters 重要, which of the following words is most similar in meaning?
A. vacant
B. restrained
C. critical

6. Instead of always using the word “important” when translating from the Chinese characters 重要, which of the following words is most similar in meaning?
A. crucial
B. circumstantial
C. sensational

7. Instead of always using the word “important” when translating from the Chinese characters 重要, which of the following words is most similar in meaning?
A. positioned
B. essential
C. opposed

8. Instead of always using the word “important” when translating from the Chinese characters 重要, which of the following words is most similar in meaning?
A. implicated
B. significant
C. implied

9. Instead of always using the word “important” when translating from the Chinese characters 重要, which of the following words is most similar in meaning?
A. compliant
B. passionate
C. vital

10. Instead of always using the word “improve” when translating from the Chinese characters 改進, which of the following words is most similar in meaning?
A. admit
B. enhance
C. reject

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2. Additional word alternatives can be found on pages 151-154 of An English Style Approach for Chinese Technical Writers by Ted Knoy.

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