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


2. 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) 


3.

Under what circumstances do some people consider it legal to search through someone's cellphone?  (第38期考題) 


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


5. 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) 


6. 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) 


7. To Mandy's -----, she forgot to bring her wallet with her and couldn't pay. She didn't know what to do. (第38期考題) 


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


9. Keven, on behalf of his company, successfully signed a contract with a multinational corporation this morning. He _____ ecstatic at that moment. (第37期考題) 


10. 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) 


11. When Sebastian fainted, we quickly laid him down on his back. Fortunately he _____ before we called 911. (第40期考題) 


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


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


14.

※請依上文回答問題※ The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses (第40期考題) 


15. Peter got promoted again because he had shown great _____ in dealing with tough challenges and tasks. (第36期考題) 


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


17.

What is the best title for this article? (第39期考題) 


18. _____ all the detailed guidelines printed on the box, everyone is capable of operating the device with ease. (第36期考題) 


19. Ned is determined to go to college _____ he has very little support from his family. (第39期考題) 


20. 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) 


21.

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


22. Out of intense curiosity, Linda _____ the temptation and opened her sister’s letter. (第36期考題) 


23.

Based on the context, what is the meaning of "abused"? (第38期考題) 


24. _____, he was killed together with his whole army. (第40期考題) 


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) 


26.   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) 


27. 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) 


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


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


30. The novelist _____ many speech invitations to concentrate on writing his next new novel. (第42期考題) 


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


32. The angry manager ordered that the mistakes in the report _____ right away and then stormed out of the room. (第36期考題) 


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


34. _____ Hemingway's inspiration for the book, The Old Man And The Sea, was the Cuban fisherman Gregorio Fuentes, who was also Hemingway's friend. (第40期考題) 


35.

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


36. A perfectionist such as Daniel always ----- to make sure nothing goes wrong. He is obsessed with details. (第38期考題) 


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


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


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


40. Before Kelly and Jasmine go back home, they ----- some friends in Paris. (第38期考題) 


41.

※請依上文回答問題※ Which of the following will most likely benefit from the research mentioned in the passage? (第40期考題) 


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


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


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


45. University fees in many countries _____ and many people cannot afford them. (第41期考題) 


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


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


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


49. 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) 


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