1. The _____ of the company’s service has been greatly improved, and there are now fewer customer complaints. (第36期考題) 


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


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


4.

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


5. Some people _____ that spiders are insects. But in fact, they are relatives of insects. (第40期考題) 


6. After the cruel murder, all the elementary schools should take measures to _____ anyone suspicious from entering the campus. (第42期考題) 


7. 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) 


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


9. 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) 


10. Don’t lose faith in yourself; keep trying and someday your efforts will _____. (第32期考題) 


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


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


13. Studies indicate that too much _____ to the sun harms our skin. Before going out, please put on some sunscreen. (第39期考題) 


14. 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) 


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


16. 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) 


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


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


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


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


21. Although it is possible nowadays to have apps ----- many expressions into another language for us, it is still important to learn to speak a foreign language. (第38期考題) 


22.

※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) 


23.   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) 


24.

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


25. 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) 


26. 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) 


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


28. A Syrian boy, who attempted to reach Greece along with other refugees, was found lying dead on a Turkish beach, which _____ global refugee crisis. (第37期考題) 


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


30. Even though he seems _____ most of the time, none can be more careful than he in terms of handling thorny situations. (第37期考題) 


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


32. Once someone is suspected to be infected with coronavirus, he or she has to be kept in _____, so that others won't be infected. (第40期考題) 


33. The U.S. presidential ----- is more than a year away, but more than 20 people are ready to join the race. (第38期考題) 


34. I make plenty of lifelong friends in my high school, _____ give me mental support when I feel down. (第42期考題) 


35.

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


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


39. 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) 


40.

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


41. 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) 


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


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


44. 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) 


45. _____ as Jason was, he tried hard to repress his overwhelming joy for fear that his opponents thought him arrogant. (第37期考題) 


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


47. Due to the serious knee injury, the tennis player had no choice but to _____ from the tournament. (第39期考題) 


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


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


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