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

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2. 　　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?

Which of the following statements is true about the technology?　(第37期考題)　

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3. 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)　

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4. _____ the wind blowing so hard, I don’t think the seas will calm down.　(第33期考題)　

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5. His arrogance and vanity stopped him _____ what really mattered to him.　(第32期考題)　

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※請依上文回答問題※ What is this passage mainly about?　(第40期考題)　

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7. Our homeroom teacher was _____ when she knew two students skipped class and smoked on campus.　(第42期考題)　

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

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

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

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11. Since I first stepped foot on this beautiful island, I _____ by the country.　(第33期考題)　

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12.

※請依上文回答問題※ According to the passage, which of the following is true?　(第40期考題)　

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

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14. 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)　

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

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16. Michigan Stadium has a seating _____ of 107,601. It is the second largest stadium in the world and the largest in the United States.　(第40期考題)　

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17. 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)　

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18. Many find it difficult to buy a(n) _____ affordable apartment in a big city because housing prices have been rising.　(第37期考題)　

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

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20. It is dangerous for us to _____ without grasping the whole picture. We need to clarify all the uncertain points before we make decisions.　(第42期考題)　

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21. The fireworks display was so _____ that the visitors could hardly take their eyes off it.　(第39期考題)　

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22. What bad luck! Most of his luggage ----- stolen.　(第38期考題)　

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23. To pay his way through college, Allen takes a couple of part-time jobs, one of _____ is tutoring elementary school students.　(第37期考題)　

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24. Try to stay calm. Under no circumstances can we _____ violence to settle conflicts.　(第36期考題)　

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25. 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)　

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26. The boxing legend inspired his fans to never give up. When he got _____, he got back up again and kept fighting.　(第33期考題)　

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27. Though the couple had been married for three years, they _____ a divorce.　(第42期考題)　

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28. The U.S. presidential ----- is more than a year away, but more than 20 people are ready to join the race.　(第38期考題)　

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29. With so many cases of murder and mass shootings in the city, the government must take drastic _____ to reduce crime.　(第36期考題)　

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

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31. 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)　

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32.

What was the California Supreme Court's decision on Diaz's appeal?　(第38期考題)　

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

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34.

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

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35. It is good manners to dress formally at such an important international ----- where world leaders meet.　(第38期考題)　

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36. We have to cancel tonight’s concert because neither you nor I _____ prepared.　(第32期考題)　

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37. The customer service manager asked all the staff to be _____ in responding to complaints.　(第39期考題)　

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38. _____ as Jason was, he tried hard to repress his overwhelming joy for fear that his opponents thought him arrogant.　(第37期考題)　

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39. After the cruel murder, all the elementary schools should take measures to _____ anyone suspicious from entering the campus.　(第42期考題)　

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40. When Javier gets angry, he will sit down and _____ the feeling beneath the anger to help himself calm down.　(第41期考題)　

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41. After a series of tests, Brian proved to be the most competent among all the _____ , the one everyone could look to.　(第37期考題)　

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42. Liam got a letter from his girlfriend and he knew she was not happy. She didn’t say anything but Liam could tell by _____ that something was upsetting her.　(第41期考題)　

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43. _____ diseases, such as the flu or colds, spread from person to person in several ways.　(第40期考題)　

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44. The building plan ----- by Frank Lin, who has no idea what the clients need.　(第38期考題)　

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45. The weather took a turn for the worse, the sailors _____ for the shore.　(第33期考題)　

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46. 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)　

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47. Yellowstone National Park was the first national park in the U.S. It _____ in 1872.　(第40期考題)　

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48. In all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants, you can eat _____.　(第33期考題)　

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

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50. Astronauts will experience loss of appetite at the beginning of their time in space because their bodies are trying to _____ the new environment.　(第42期考題)　

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