1. Identity theft, the _____ use of someone else’s personal information, is a criminal act and should be reported to the police. (第41期考題) 


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


3. Thirty years later, I can still identify several people in the photo -----. They haven't changed that much. (第38期考題) 


4. Anderson hasn’t made up his mind _____. (第32期考題) 


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


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


7. By the time Amy arrived at the airport, her boyfriend’s plane _____ already. (第36期考題) 


8. The reason millennials are called "strawberry generation" is _____ they are believed to be "easily bruised." (第37期考題) 


9. The more you work, the more you gain. The money you receive will be _____ the amount of work that you accomplish. (第36期考題) 


10. My grandparents have difficulty _____ used to the fast pace of city life. (第32期考題) 


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


12. Hotel Plaza de Toros has a modern cafeteria _____ you can enjoy from the typical Andalusian breakfast to an English breakfast. (第41期考題) 


13. We have to _____ the connection between these two events in order to solve the problems they have caused. (第40期考題) 


14. Hazel’s boyfriend bossed her around _____ she were his slave. (第41期考題) 


15. This is a well-reviewed series of lessons for beginners as well as for those who want to _____ their French. (第40期考題) 


16. James asked his father to drive him to the airport early; he wanted to _____ two hours before the flight. He was afraid to miss the flight. (第41期考題) 


17. Whatever you say, I will _____ my principles and won’t change my opinions. (第33期考題) 


18. _____ it was raining, Jason still insisted on his camping plan. (第42期考題) 


19.

What doesn't happen to the brain when it gets old? (第39期考題) 


20. Isabella doesn't like to discuss her personal problems publicly; she prefers to talk about them _____. (第40期考題) 


21. Emma took part in the beauty _____ and won the title of “Miss Tri-City of 1948.” (第41期考題) 


22. The blind lawyer was rejected by over twenty law firms because of his disability, _____ he had a Harvard Law degree. (第42期考題) 


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


24. Tina _____ when Tim offered to sell her the house at such a low price. She knew that something was not right. (第36期考題) 


25. _____ others will you learn how to help yourself. (第41期考題) 


26. _____ they knew the typhoon had hit the island that they started to panic. (第33期考題) 


27. Singing a _____ while rocking a baby to sleep can help early language development.  (第40期考題) 


28. The restaurant in Taipei _____ I had my first Taiwanese meal was a small and cozy place with great service. (第39期考題) 


29.   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?

Where are we most likely to find this article? (第37期考題) 


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


31. _____ graduating from college, I went off to look for a job. (第33期考題) 


32. _____ you believe it or not, I have witnessed the terrible car crash. (第42期考題) 


33. As a result of all the efforts the local government has been making, this small town _____ a large industrial city. (第37期考題) 


34. Sarah _____ the cat that had fallen onto the MRT tracks and prevented it from getting hurt. (第33期考題) 


35. A: Are you familiar with the please _____ in the TV show?
B: No, I don't know any of them. (第39期考題) 


36. She was _____ during the surgery, so she didn’t feel any pain. (第33期考題) 


37. Many people find _____ impossible to lose weight without the help of a professional. (第41期考題) 


38. The young couple, unable to bear children, chose to _____ a child to expand their family. (第40期考題) 


39. _____, Alora remained seated during the whole parade. (第41期考題) 


40. The famous fashion designer, Jason Wu, preferred to play with dolls and dressed them up, _____ play sports when he was a little boy. (第42期考題) 


41. This young man was left paralyzed from the neck down _____ a serious car crash, which also claimed three lives. (第37期考題) 


42. Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty that impacts student's ability to do math. Children with dyscalculia usually have difficulty _____ numbers, symbols, and related concepts. (第40期考題) 


43. Once someone is suspected to be infected with coronavirus, he or she has to be kept in _____, so that others won't be infected. (第40期考題) 


44. There is a sign saying “No trespassing.” This area is a private place, so people cannot enter this place without the owner’s _____. (第42期考題) 


45. Brian was depressed for a long time because he couldn’t find a job. When he finally received a job offer, he was _____. (第41期考題) 


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


47.

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


48. The police are _____ a tall, middle-aged man who was seen outside the bank just before the robbery. (第39期考題) 


49. The _____ of the company’s service has been greatly improved, and there are now fewer customer complaints. (第36期考題) 


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