單選題 每題2分

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

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2. 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)　

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

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4. 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)　

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5. The corpse was _____ on the basis of dental records. That is, by examining the teeth of the dead, we can find out who the body is.　(第33期考題)　

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6. An intelligent discussion can quickly _____ into a battle if the two parties allow it.　(第41期考題)　

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7. 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)　

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

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

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

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11. Though the solution sounds perfect, it is not _____ because we don’t have enough time and money.　(第36期考題)　

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12. 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)　

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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)　

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14. Don't push yourself too hard; taking a vacation _____ enables one to restore energy, so stop being tense all the time.　(第37期考題)　

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15. Firefighters are _____ heroes, who risk their lives to help others.　(第33期考題)　

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16. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Don’t _____ until tomorrow what you can do today.” We should not delay doing anything we can do today. It’s good advice for all of us.　(第41期考題)　

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

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

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

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20. Mr. Lee was fortunate enough to make a full _____ from the stock market before this recession.　(第33期考題)　

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21. 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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22. Children s hould avoid eating too many candies because they contain _____ flavors and colorings that are bad to their health.　(第36期考題)　

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

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

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25. _____ you believe it or not, I have witnessed the terrible car crash.　(第42期考題)　

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26. Jason and Billy are my twin brothers, who are over 40 now and living in New York and London, _____.　(第36期考題)　

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

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28. Anne will never let anything _____ her from pursuing her dream despite all the difficulties she's likely to encounter.　(第37期考題)　

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29. Even though every smartphone has a clock on it, wrist watches are still _____.　(第33期考題)　

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

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31. When the curtain _____ at the end of the play, the audience sat in stunned silence for at least three or four minutes.　(第41期考題)　

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

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

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34. The food company is recalling several dairy products for they have been _____ with plasticizer.　(第32期考題)　

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

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36. 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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37. We have to _____ the connection between these two events in order to solve the problems they have caused.　(第40期考題)　

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

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

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

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

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43. 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)　

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44. 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)　

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45. On top of the hill _____.　(第32期考題)　

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

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

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49. Much of Ethan's house had already been destroyed before the firemen finally _____ the fire.　(第40期考題)　

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50. 　　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?

The word stifle is closest in meaning to _____ .　(第37期考題)　

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