In the sentence “Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown.” “slip on” means ______.
In the sentence “In some designs the cylinder oil is timed so that the oil injects only on the piston ring belt, the "piston ring belt" means ().
In context, where would the underlined portion of sentence 14 (reproduced below) be placed most effectively in the essay?
Most baby lobsters, called larval lobsters, still die but the hatcheries work.
The expression “phasing-out” in the sentence “But the phasing-out of benefit premiums for lone parents is hitting one of the biggest groups of people relying on social security.” in para. 12 can best be replaced by ______.
Which of the following correctly fills in the missing words of this sentence: An ARP request uses aaddress, whereas an ARP reply uses a address.()
Passage 1 ● Look at the sentences below and the five paragraphs.
● Which paragraph (A, B, C, D or E) does each sentence 1-8 refer to?
● For each sentence 1-8, mark one letter (A, B, C, D or E) on your Answer Sheet.
● You will need to use some of these letters more than once.
Example:
0. Some meeting held by the government can not be called symposium.
1. Its original meaning is to “meet with each other”, or to “put heads together.”
2. Compared with conference, it is usually narrower and more specific in the range of topic.
3. Its emphasis on practical performance is its feature.
4. It is more formal than seminar.
5. It can be taken as lecturing plus discussion—the discussion being a follow-up of the lecturing.
6. The attendances are certain invited professionals.
7. If you want to repair something, please go there.
8. It can be called “working conference.”
A
Workshop
Workshop originally means a room or building which contains tools or machinery for making or repairing things, especially by using wood or metal. Regarding meeting, it refers to a period of discussion or practical work on a particular subject in which a grip of people learn about the subject by sharing their knowledge or experience. The distinctive feature of workshop lies in its emphasis on practical performance, besides the professional and academic discussions. Therefore arranged in a workshop may be many relevant activities—demonstrations, displays and operations during the course of presentation. For example, we can say: “Dr. Linda chaired a workshop on artificial intelligence and software development. I saw there were lots of computers and software developers gathered in that lecture hall this morning.”
B
Symposium
Symposium (pl, symposia/symposiums) is also a kind of meeting, but it refers exclusively to the meeting for specialized academic discussion. At a symposium, experts, scholars, and other participants of a particular field discuss a particular subject.
For instance, we may say “They are going to participate in the Second International Symposium on Teaching English at Tertiary Level in Hong Kong next May. The teaching of language skills, language learners’ styles and strategies, new technology and methodology as well as other relevant issues will be discussed there.” In terms of scale, a symposium may be smaller than a conference, because sometimes a conference may include several symposiums held simultaneously (as satellite symposiums). Furthermore, some meetings held by the government for political consultation can be called “political conference” but not symposium.
C
Seminar
Seminar is usually a class-like meeting, where participants discuss a particular topic or subject that is presented by several major speakers. Different from the general situation of a meeting, the presentations are mainly given by speakers, while other people first listen and then join them. For example, we can say “This afternoon we’ll have a seminar on the topics presented this morning.”
D
Colloquium
Colloquium is sometimes a formal word for seminar. It is usually a large academic seminar like panel discussion. Colloquium is usually attended by certain invited experts or professionals in a particular field. Participants of the meeting will express their ideas and opinions around a specific topic.
E
Meeting
Meeting is a general and summary term of various kinds of assembly of people for a particular purpose. If there are more than two persons coming together, talking and discussing, the event can be called a meeting. So we often say or hear “Let’s have a meeting.” Since the definition of meeting is rather extended and not clearly demarcated, it can mean any kind of gathering, pre-arranged or non-arranged, formal or informal; the time can be long or short; the scale, large or small; the participants, many or a few, and so on. To specifically clarify a meeting, therefore, the names of meeting should be further demarcated.
In context, what is the best way to deal with sentence 8?
Select the sentence that mentions a specific moral dilemma resulting from the use of a memory-altering drug.
The part of the sentence: his ability to provide competent daytime services “was compromised” may mean.
In context, which of the following revisions of the underlined portion of sentence 12(reproduced below) is most effective at making it clearer and more specific?
Unfortunately, many students today don’t have time for that.