1. _____ the more money you spend on lunch dates, birthday parties and gifts. (第41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. A: Lance has been ----- all day today. B: Yes, he has an allergy to particles in the air and that's why. (第38期考題) 


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


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


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


7. Pressured by public anger, the mayor finally admitted his mistake and _____ for his rude remarks. (第36期考題) 


8. _____, Owen stormed out of the room and banged the door behind him. (第40期考題) 


9. Chen Shu-Chu is a person of _____ character. Although she is just a vegetable vendor, she donates lots of money to the charitable organizations without expecting anything in return. (第42期考題) 


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


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


12. You can't see the CEO now. She ----- dinner and nobody should disturb her mealtime. (第38期考題) 


13. 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) 


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


15. Charlotte _____ a shower when the power suddenly went out. (第41期考題) 


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


17. I lost my wallet on the MRT. It _____ stolen. (第42期考題) 


18. 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) 


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


20.

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


21. The use of _____, although a traditional part of the celebration, has over the years led to many injuries and deaths.There have been incidents every year of users being blinded, losing body parts, or suffering other injuries, especially during festivities such as Chinese New Year season. (第41期考題) 


22.

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


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


24. 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) 


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


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


27. The Greek national _____ has been played at every Olympics closing ceremony to honor Greece’s role as the birthplace of the Olympic Games. (第41期考題) 


28. The teddy bear looks old and tattered, but it is the most ----- thing in Kay's room, She loves it dearly. (第38期考題) 


29. He _____ his friend by telling lies about her behind her back. (第33期考題) 


30. 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) 


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


32. Reading novels is great mental exercise because it stimulates your _____ as well as improves your brain power. (第39期考題) 


33. 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) 


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


35.   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) 


36. 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) 


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


38. 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) 


39. Bob’s nickname was “Beckham,” a _____ to the way he styled his hair. (第33期考題) 


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


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


42.

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


43. 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) 


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


45. 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) 


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


47. Dying to lose weight, some people _____ by eating nothing at all the entire day. (第36期考題) 


48. I advise you to visit the Modern Art Museum, ----- there are always great exhibitions and events going on. (第38期考題) 


49. 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) 


50. The supervisor plans to talk to his team _____ the meeting. He thinks a pre-discussion is needed to facilitate the meeting. (第42期考題)