(OGSentence Equivalence Sample Question 1)
Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as ______.
(A) orthodox
(B) eccentric
(C) original
(D) trifling
(E) conventional
(F) innovative
KEY:CF
1.關(guān)鍵字：“Although A …, A…”結(jié)構(gòu)、hardly表反義
2.空格中應(yīng)該填入一個(gè)形容詞，作為the work的一種描述，由于存在although，前后兩個(gè)半句意思相反，因而前面說(shuō)作品是有pioneering ideas的，也就是創(chuàng)新的，則后半句應(yīng)該說(shuō)其不是“創(chuàng)新的”。
3.由于后半句中存在hardly，因此在選取詞語(yǔ)的時(shí)候，還是要選取與“創(chuàng)新”同義的詞語(yǔ)進(jìn)行填空。
4.詞語(yǔ)解釋：
[1].(A) orthodox：（正統(tǒng)的、傳統(tǒng)的）conforming to establisheddoctrine especially in religion
[2].(B) eccentric：（舉止怪異的）deviating from a circularpath
[3].(C) original：（原創(chuàng)的）independent and creative in thought or action
[4].(D) trifling：（無(wú)關(guān)緊要的）lacking in significance orsolid worth
[5].(E) conventional：（依循傳統(tǒng)的）according with, sanctionedby, or based on convention
[6].(F) innovative：（創(chuàng)新的）characterized by, tending to, or introducing innovations
(OGSentence Equivalence Sample Question 2)
Itwas her view that the country’s problems had been ______ by foreign technocrats, so that to ask for suchassistance would be counterproductive.
(A) ameliorated
(B) ascertained
(C) diagnosed
(D) exacerbated
(E) overlooked
(F) worsened
KEY:DF
1.關(guān)鍵字：“so that”結(jié)構(gòu)
2.空格中應(yīng)該填入一個(gè)動(dòng)詞過(guò)去分詞表示foreign technocrats對(duì)于這個(gè)國(guó)家問(wèn)題所做的動(dòng)作，而因?yàn)橛衧o that存在，前后兩個(gè)半句意思一致。而后半句中“such assistance”與前半句的“foreign technocrats”實(shí)際上是指的同一種東西，因而對(duì)于“such assistance”的描述與前半句中對(duì)于“foreign technocrats”的描述應(yīng)當(dāng)一致，故在空格中填入與“counterproductive”同義的詞語(yǔ)。
3.詞語(yǔ)解釋
[1].(A) ameliorated：（改善）make better or moretolerable
[2].(B) ascertained：（確定）to make certain, exact, orprecise
[3].(C) diagnosed：（診斷）to recognize (as a disease)by signs and symptoms
[4].(D) exacerbated：（加劇惡化）to make more violent, bitter, or severe
[5].(E) overlooked：（忽視）to look past : MISS
[6].(F) worsened：（惡化）to make worse 中 華 考 試 網(wǎng)
(OGVerbal Practice Set 1 Q1, Easy)
Dominant interests often benefit most from ______ of governmentalinterference in business, since theyare able to take care ofthemselves if left alone.
(A) intensification
(B) authorization
(C) centralization
(D) improvisation
(E) elimination
KEY:E
1.關(guān)鍵字：“since”表示因果同義
2.空中應(yīng)該填入一個(gè)名詞，是對(duì)于政府管制的一種描述；后半句有since表示因果關(guān)系，因而找尋前后半句中的同義對(duì)應(yīng)詞語(yǔ)；
3.前半句中說(shuō)的是大公司在一種對(duì)于政府干預(yù)的情況中可以獲利，后半句說(shuō)這些大公司如果對(duì)他們放任自流的話效果會(huì)好，因此，前半句中所要表述的是“不要政府的干涉”。
4.詞語(yǔ)解釋：
[1].(A) intensification：（加強(qiáng)）to make intense or moreintensive : STRENGTHEN
[2].(B) authorization：（授權(quán)）the act of authorizing
[3].(C) centralization：（集中）to concentrate by placingpower and authority in a center or central organization
[4].(D) improvisation：（即席創(chuàng)作）the act or art ofimprovising