1. Did Penelope tell you _____? (第40期考題) 


2. Be patient. The longer you wait, _____ you are to meet the superstar. (第36期考題) 


3. Much of Ethan's house had already been destroyed before the firemen finally _____ the fire. (第40期考題) 


4. I am sorry, but you can't order beef noodles. We have _____ beef. (第39期考題) 


5. _____ that the leader of the labor union decided to protest against the unfair treatment to the workers. (第42期考題) 


6. The tires of your car are _____. You should replace them now so that they won't burst on the road. (第39期考題) 


7. Faced with the immense power of natural disasters like earthquakes or typhoons, humans, more often than not, appear _____ vulnerable. (第37期考題) 


8. Without proper guidance, new workers often ----- themselves clueless and frustrated in this big company. (第38期考題) 


9. Although it is possible nowadays to have apps ----- many expressions into another language for us, it is still important to learn to speak a foreign language. (第38期考題) 


10. The latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says _____ is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of diseases and infections. (第41期考題) 


11. Technological and industrial development not only led to economic growth and _____ but also posed a threat to the ecological system. (第32期考題) 


12. Samuel was late again. He _____ up earlier this morning, but he didn't. (第40期考題) 


13. Stop being so childish. _____ you like it or not, you must learn to be responsible and fulfill your obligations. (第36期考題) 


14. Kids usually _____ Christmas and New Year. That's when they have a lot of fun eating and playing. (第39期考題) 


15. The food company is recalling several dairy products for they have been _____ with plasticizer. (第32期考題) 


16. Lucy _____ temptation and ate the last piece of chocolate. (第33期考題) 


17. A girl saw two thieves _____ her neighbor’s house. She called the police immediately. (第32期考題) 


18. Rebecca didn’t show up last night; she _____ about our date. (第32期考題) 


19. Dying to pass the upcoming exams with flying colors, all Sarah has to do is _____. (第37期考題) 


20. When traveling solo in a foreign country, you cannot be _____ careful about any stranger getting close to you; that person may be a pickpocket. (第37期考題) 


21. When doing an experiment, we should always _____ that safety is of the utmost importance. (第39期考題) 


22. So far the spending on this project is still on -----. We have to be careful not to spend more than planned. (第38期考題) 


23. The capable student was _____ the chairperson of the Student Association. He will be in charge of the coming school anniversary. (第42期考題) 


24.

The experts in this article indicate that a sense of humor is important because _____. (第39期考題) 


25. A singer, songwriter, and actor, Bon Jovi is definitely one of the most _____ artists working today. (第32期考題) 


26. The clever device _____ on the wall makes the room dry and comfortable even during humid days. (第36期考題) 


27. Flammable liquids, knives, and toy guns are _____ on board the aircraft. (第32期考題) 


28. As more and more species are faced with extinction, how to sustain biodiversity is _____ great significance to human beings. (第37期考題) 


29. Peter is _____ about his achievements; he credits the success to his research team. (第39期考題) 


30. You will get sunburned if you are _____ to the scorching sun for too long without applying sunscreen. (第42期考題) 


31. I have made up my mind. _____ hard you persuade me, I won’t change my decision. (第36期考題) 


32.

What can influence the effectiveness of the research mentioned in this article? (第39期考題) 


33. The woman is new in our neighborhood. Do you know _____? (第39期考題) 


34. Parents have the responsibility to teach their children to draw a clear _____ between right and wrong. (第39期考題) 


35. Ever since Larry’s best friends betrayed him, he has had trouble _____ close relationships with others. (第36期考題) 


36. The students had a heated _____ over the issue of the death penalty in their civics class. (第34期考題) 


37. _____ makes life worth living is not what you can get but what you can give. (第33期考題) 


38. I _____ to enjoy playing basketball, but I don't have time for it now. (第40期考題) 


39. While the election campaign was filled with fake news, important public issues were often _____. (第39期考題) 


40. If you _____ me, would you accept the proposal from a man you just met for the first time? (第32期考題) 


41. _____ the more money you spend on lunch dates, birthday parties and gifts. (第41期考題) 


42. Don’t lose faith in yourself; keep trying and someday your efforts will _____. (第32期考題) 


43.   Facial recognition technology is coming of age. The new iPhone can be unlocked simply by looking at it, and accessing your smartphone is just one of many ways that facial recognition will change our daily lives. Soon we'll be using our faces to pay for groceries, catch trains, pass through airport security, and more.
  In China, you can already use your face to gain access to office buildings and authorize ATM withdrawals. In Europe, high-end hotels and retailers use it to identify celebrity customers to make sure they get special treatment. Australian airports are installing a system that lets airline passengers glide through security without passports--and facial recognition systems are beginning to appear in U.S. airport too.
  "Everybody's face is slightly different, so it's almost like a 3D fingerprint," says Lyndon Smith, professor of computer simulation and machine vision at the University of the West of England. According to him, we can even differentiate between identical twins when we're applying this kind of technique. Smith is developing a system that he believes could replace train tickets. Like the new iPhone, it uses infrared scanning to recognize patterns in facial features and then compares them against a database of known facial patterns. He claims the system would work well in stores and banks as well as train stations, so wherever we go in the world, we could, rather than carrying a card around with a PIN and all the complexity, just simply use our faces.
  Experts say facial recognition systems can be extremely reliable. Apple claims its new iPhone has no trouble telling a real face from a photo--and can even recognize individuals if they grow a beard or wear eyeglasses. And researchers in the U.K. and India have developed a system that they say can peer through disguises--including fake beards and scarves that obscure part of the face. It uses 14 key landmarks around the eyes, nose, and lips. That is, if some factures are hidden, it uses others to make the identification.
  The system is intended to "take a lot of criminals off of the streets," says Amarjot Singh, a graduate student and one of the researchers in engineering the University of Cambridge. He is excited that the system can function well as an X-ray to look into people's identity. Excitement aside, Singh is among those who worry that the rise of facial recognition technology raises privacy concerns. Some worry governments could abuse the systems to assert inappropriate control over their citizens and stifle protests. Others worry that facial recognition systems will reveal information that individuals might wish to keep private. Last year, Stanford University researchers sparked a controversy when they published research suggesting that facial recognition can predict an individual's sexual orientation.
  The bottom line? Facial recognition technology is already out there, although how to use it without putting people at risk invading their privacy remains a hot debate topic. Smith insists that their intention is certainly not to have some kind of Big Brother thing going on; they wouldn't want this system to be used by anybody who didn't want to use it. He reassures the public that they're not trying to monitor people--they're trying to help people in their everyday lives.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the uses of facial recognition technology?

What can we infer from the passage? (第37期考題) 


44. It is likely _____ she is just jealous seeing you talking to other girls. (第33期考題) 


45. I had to give a three-minute speech in public, but the microphone broke down. _____ with horror, I couldn’t say a word. (第42期考題) 


46. Tourism is Egypt’s _____ lifeline, representing almost 12% of its national income. (第34期考題) 


47. Michael regrets when he was young, he _____ day by day without making good use of his time and now he still hasn't yet accomplished anything. (第37期考題) 


48. A huge parade is held on the _____ of the 1959 revolution. It is one of the biggest annual events of the city. (第33期考題) 


49. It is said that the key word for this year is AI, which stands for ----- intelligence. (第38期考題) 


50. Tina has to work two part-time jobs after school to _____. (第32期考題)