... PR.
According to the Institute of Public Relation of Singapore (IPRS), there are about
10,000 PR positions in Singapore, either in a consultancy or in-house role. This
means that the opportunities ... critical to the
job.
Người gia tiếp chuyên nghiệp ngày nay phải ăn nói lưu loát. Việc có thể chuyển
các thông tin phức tạp và hàm ý đến các khán giả có chọn lọc là then chốt cho
SEND THERIGHT MESSAGE ... language skills, detest reading and writing, and are not
too bothered about your personal image, then perhaps PR might not be the ideal
career choice for you.
Nếu bạn ít nói, thích giữ kín...
... expressionField.Text);
This code adds the expression columns to the sample table, passing the column name,
the data type from the System namespace, and the field expression.
3. Run the program. On the Add Expression ... expressionField.Text)
This code adds the expression columns to the sample table, passing the column name,
the data type from the System namespace, and the field expression.
3. Run the program. On the Add Expression ... supplied by the user. It then adds these
columns to the application’s sample DataTable. Most of the code exists to ensure that
the user provides valid column definitions.
2. Locate the Try Catch...
... equipment. Yet remember the IEEE 802.3an standard
will not be released until July 2006, and there will be a
delay before the first solutions hit the market following the
release of the standard.
Scenario ... 100Base-TX.
Building for
How to Choose theRight Cabling Infrastructure
Bandwidth
Building for Bandwidth
Page 3
Selecting the Infrastructure: Follow
the Lead of IEEE
The same scenario faces network ... Brief History of Cabling
Over the past 30 years there have been unprecedented advances in networking
technology. Since the early 1970s with the development of Ethernet, rates for
point-to-point...
... none of the six evaluators opened the panel.
When asked whether they had seen the bar and the arrow, most said they had,
but they took the striped bar to be a graphical element and the arrow ... moved the mouse back and forth across the menus several
times. Then he opened the Modify menu, moving the mouse up and down the list of
items. Then he clicked on the Insert menu and then he ... with the interface and their thoughts on the content. They were then
asked to look for some specifi c content as a way of gauging their understanding
of the layout of the site. Finally, they...
... one who takes blame for
others
scarify criticize
scathe injure, denounce
86 Vocabulary 4000
Quiz 31 (Matching)
Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second column.
Answers ... slender
swank fashionable
swarthy dark (as in complexion)
TheWords 91
Quiz 33 (Matching)
Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second column.
Answers are on page 102.
1. STAVE ... a small battle
TheWords 87
solicitous considerate, concerned
soliloquy monologue
solstice furthest point
soluble dissolvable
solvent financially sound
somatic pertaining to the body
somber...
... comments on them.
Some practitioners prefer to gather the defects and the good points about the
interface on a single form, whereas others prefer to deal with all the defects and all
the good ... system and the real world. The system speaks the users’ language, with words,
phrases, and concepts familiar to the user rather than system-oriented terms. Messages are
based on the users’ ... respectful interaction with the user. The user’s interactions with the system
enhance the quality of his or her experience. The user is treated with respect. The design
refl ects the user’s professional...
... comments on them.
Some practitioners prefer to gather the defects and the good points about the
interface on a single form, whereas others prefer to deal with all the defects and all
the good ... cuteness, and so they score well on aesthetic ratings. Balancing this, however,
is the fact that the information they provide is rather too minimal. Infants interact
with the user by eating, ... that the results of heuristic evaluations
and other types of inspections look at the impact ratio, which is the ratio of the number of
problems that the product team commits to fi x to the total...
... but
injurious to others.
(A) thwarting
(B) proving
(C) promoting
(D) justifying
(E) impugning
8. These categories amply point out
the fundamental desire that people
have to express themselves and
the cleverness ... dance
terrain the feature of land
terrapin turtle
terrestrial earthly
terse concise
testament covenant
testy petulant
tether tie down
theatrics histrionics
theologian one who studies religion
thesaurus ... synonyms
thesis proposition, topic
thespian actor
thews muscles
thorny difficult
thrall slave
threadbare tattered
thrive prosper
throes anguish
throng crowd
throttle choke
thwart to foil
The Words...
... since words
do not always have the same meaning as the sum of the meanings of
their parts. In fact, on occasion words can have the opposite
meaning of their parts. For example, by word analysis the ... analysis (etymology) is the process of separating a word into
its parts and then using the meanings of those parts to deduce the
meaning of the original word. Take, for example, the word
INTERMINABLE. ... up of the prefix RETRO (back) and the
root SPECT (to look). Hence, RETROSPECT means “to look back
(in time), to contemplate.”
Word analysis is very effective in decoding the meaning of
words. ...
... after the war, the Marshall Plan was enacted by the United States to
rebuild Germany.
(D) after the war, the United States enacted the Marshall Plan to rebuild
Germany.
(E) after the war, the United ... vanquished
aggressor; so after the war, they enacted the Marshall Plan to rebuild
Germany.
(A) after the war, they enacted the Marshall Plan to rebuild Germany.
(B) after the war, the Marshall Plan was enacted ... communication.
Usage concerns how we choose our words and how we express
our thoughts: in other words, are the connections between the words
in a sentence logically sound, and are they expressed in a way that
conforms...
... thoroughly for the SAT.
PASSIVE VOICE
The passive voice removes the subject from the sentence. It is
formed with the verb to be and the past participle of the main verb.
Passive:
The bill was resubmitted ... the other causes of crime—such as the breakup of
the nuclear family, changing morals, the loss of community, etc.—have
been overlooked by sociologists.
(A) the other causes of crime—such as the ... and property from the FBI.
As written, the sentence implies that the FBI is a threat to your
person and property. To correct the sentence put the modifier
from the FBI next to the word it modifies,...
... additionon the other hand
as a result indeed secondly
first in fact since
first of all in other words specifically
for example inparticular then
for instance likewise therefore
furthermore nevertheless ... statements. They are not general enough to serve as an umbrella
for the whole paragraph. Therefore, they must be working to support the
main idea.
Signal Words
You can often tell whether a sentence ... supporting
sentence from the memo begins:
Sentence 2: First, …
Sentence 3: For example, …
Sentence 4: Second, …
Sentence 5: Thus, …
These words and others like them are signal words: They tell you that
a...
... together all the ideas in the passage. There-
fore, the main idea must be general enough to encompass all the ideas in the passage. Much like a net, it holds
everything in the passage together. ... from the facts provided and from the
tone. What does the statement suggest?
1. Which of the following best summarizes the
statement’s main idea?
a. There are too many thefts in the garage.
b. There ... ever tell you about the time when . . .”
Look carefully at the dialogue between these two
characters. What do they say to each other? How is it said?
What other clues from the author can you find...
... because.
(Poor) The reason why I could not attend the
party is because I had to work.
(Better) I could not attend the party because I had
to work.
Whether vs. As to whether:
The circumlocution as to whether ... spill, the commute into the city will be delayed by as
much as 2 hours.
(A) Due to the chemical spill, the commute into the city will be delayed
by as much as 2 hours.
(B) The reason that the commute ... been
4. The Democrats have accused the Republicans of resorting to dirty tricks by
planting a mole on the Democrat’s planning committee and then used the
information obtained to sabotage the Democrat’s...