Listen to the following story from Writing Effective Study Plans by Ted Knoy:
Pick the work or expression whose meaning is closest to the meaning of the underlined word or expression in the following passages.
1. Comparing urban and rural areas, Taiwan has an unequal distribution of public health resources.
A. agricultural
B. regional
C. metropolitan
2. Comparing urban and rural areas, Taiwan has an unequal distribution of public health resources.
A. municipal
B. agricultural
C. updated
3. Comparing urban and rural areas, Taiwan has an unequal distribution of public health resources.
A. Inequitable
B. fair
C. unethical
4. Comparing urban and rural areas, Taiwan has an unequal distribution of public health resources.
A. divergence
B. allocation
C. advantage
5. In particular, inadequate teaching faculties and libraries in these remote areas result in fewer high school graduates as well as an inferior standard of medical care.
A. abundant
B. insufficient
C. ample
6. In particular, inadequate teaching faculties and libraries in these remote areas result in fewer high school graduates as well as an inferior standard of medical care.
A. materials
B. resources
C. staff
7. In particular, inadequate teaching faculties and libraries in these remote areas result in fewer high school graduates as well as an inferior standard of medical care.
A. exemplary
B. substandard
C. satisfactory
8. Inadequate health care available in these areas is further evidenced in the prevalence of severe health problems such as alcoholism and various infectious diseases.
A. proven
B. apprehended
C. denied
9. Inadequate health care available in these areas is further evidenced in the prevalence of severe health problems such as alcoholism and various infectious diseases.
A. scarcity
B. rarity
C. regularity
10. Inadequate health care available in these areas is further evidenced in the prevalence of severe health problems such as alcoholism and various infectious diseases.
A. lax
B. harsh
C. sensuous
11. Inadequate health care available in these areas is further evidenced in the prevalence of severe health problems such as alcoholism and various infectious diseases.
A. contagious
B. sterile
C. eradicated
12. Equitable health care is essential for a productive and secure society.
A. unjust
C. unequal
13. Equitable health care is essential for a productive and secure
society.
A. trivial
B. unlucky
C. important
14. Equitable health care is essential for a productive and secure
A. industrious
B. stagnant
C. disfunctional
15. Equitable health care is essential for a productive and secure
A. chaotic
B. stable
C. perilous
16. This explains why Tom has decided to devote himself to effectively addressing public health issues in Taiwan following an advanced degree at the Institute of Public Health at Harvard University.
A. diffuse
B. distract
C. dedicate
17. This explains why Tom has decided to devote himself to effectively addressing public health issues in Taiwan following an advanced degree at the Institute of Public Health at Harvard University.
A. confronting
B. avoiding
C. abducting
18. This explains why Tom has decided to devote himself to effectively addressing public health issues in Taiwan following an advanced degree at the Institute of Public Health at Harvard University.
A. retroactive
B. progressive
C. reflective
Score = Correct answers:
Additional practice can be found in Writing Effective Study Plans by Ted Knoy for some of these definitions.
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