1. The mother starts to feel worried and anxious, because her daughter _____ her there hours ago. (第36期考題) 


2. A: I don't feel like cooking today.
B: _____ ordering a pizza instead? (第39期考題) 


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


4. 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) 


5.

What is the best title for this article? (第38期考題) 


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


7. For decades, the vegetable vendor _____ most of her income to charities, which makes her such a great role model. (第37期考題) 


8. Leo decided to get divorced, _____. (第40期考題) 


9. A _____ heat wave hit Southwestern Asia in late July and early August 2011, with temperatures in Iraq exceeding 49°C. (第40期考題) 


10. Learning for her grandfather's death, Sally was struck dumb with tears _____ down her cheeks. (第37期考題) 


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


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


13. To live a better life, _____ is learn from our past mistakes. (第41期考題) 


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


15. Jason and Billy are my twin brothers, who are over 40 now and living in New York and London, _____. (第36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. You should take the _____ and create chances for yourself instead of waiting passively. (第32期考題) 


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


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


20. On Christmas Eve, all flights were cancelled _____ the heavy snowstorm. Many tourists were disappointed about the delay of their family reunion. (第42期考題) 


21. The plot of the novel was so _____ that Mary couldn’t help but read on and finish it within one day. (第34期考題) 


22. Kim is _____ going to be furious when she sees the mess you made in the office. (第33期考題) 


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


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


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


26. During tourism seasons, this coastal town is _____ with visitors who expect to relax and enjoy the breathtaking scenery to their heart's content. (第37期考題) 


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


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


29. 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) 


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


31. The entire old town is designated as a pedestrian zone and free of cars. No _____ are allowed in this area. (第33期考題) 


32. A new iPhone will be awarded to _____ comes up with the best name for the new fragrance. (第39期考題) 


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


34.   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) 


35. 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) 


36. To everyone's surprise, Paul _____ , devoted himself to charities, and even organized a non-profit organization helping the needy. (第37期考題) 


37. Some young people _____ about having a job that is well-paid and easy to do. (第32期考題) 


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


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


40. Paris has long been _____the most romantic city in the world. (第32期考題) 


41. Despite the disabilities, Nathan's parents treated him like an ordinary child ----- he felt inferior to others. (第38期考題) 


42. 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) 


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


44. Due to the heavy rain, the citizens couldn't drive their cars, ----- take buses because the roads were flooded. (第38期考題) 


45. Mount Jade(玉山)is taller than ----- mountains in Taiwan. (第38期考題) 


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


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


48. 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) 


49. The core of Mediterranean diet is high _____ of olive oil, unrefined cereals, fruits, and vegetables. (第32期考題) 


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