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


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


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


4. 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) 


5. Japanese people _____ bowing even when they talk on the phone. (第33期考題) 


6. 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) 


7. 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) 


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


9.

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


10. Parents have the responsibility to teach their children to draw a clear _____ between right and wrong. (第39期考題) 


11. People say he is _____ incompetent _____ does not care, but for me, he is just a hopeless idealist. (第33期考題) 


12. It is _____ that there are ups and downs in one’s life. (第32期考題) 


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


14.

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


15. Emily is _____ the summer because she can pay a visit to her grandparents living in Japan. (第32期考題) 


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


17. 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) 


18. Unable to stand his daughter’s bad attitude anymore, Mr. Collins flew into a rage and slapped her across the face _____.  (第36期考題) 


19. 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) 


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


21. Ever since Larry’s best friends betrayed him, he has had trouble _____ close relationships with others. (第36期考題) 


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


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


24. 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) 


25. Feeling like an outsider in the family, John doesn’t know how to chat with his siblings easily and always has a sense of _____. (第42期考題) 


26. Kate Middleton, _____ marriage to Britain’s Prince William made her Duchess of Cambridge, has played a key role in softening the royal image. (第32期考題) 


27.   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? (第37期考題) 


28. 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) 


29. Jenny lives right at the foot of Ali Mountain, but she was so busy that she only visits it ----- with guests. (第38期考題) 


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


31. Apparently, Mr. Flately has _____. He does not drink anymore and is helping her wife run the grocery store. (第32期考題) 


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


33. If the world's rain forests continue to disappear at their present rate, many species _____ extinct. (第39期考題) 


34. The latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says _____ is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of diseases and infections. (第41期考題) 


35. Keep the painting indoors because the colors will fade if they are _____ to sunlight. (第36期考題) 


36. Jim is afraid of making mistakes. _____ this fear that prevents him from making progress. (第39期考題) 


37. The train _____, we had no choice but to spend another three hours waiting for the next one. (第36期考題) 


38. 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) 


39. Though I don't _____ of many of my colleague's proposals, I have to admit that his ideas are very creative. (第39期考題) 


40. The hotel Oliver was talking about _____ but I couldn’t remember where I had read about it. (第41期考題) 


41. 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) 


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


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


44.

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


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


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


47. The benefits of vitamins are too numerous to _____, but taking massive amounts of vitamins may do us harm. (第34期考題) 


48. 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) 


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


50. Mackenzie Narbonne is a _____ athlete who has excelled in softball, soccer, floor hockey, powerlifting, and athletics. (第41期考題)