單選題 每題2分

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

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

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3. 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)　

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

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

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

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7. You should take the _____ and create chances for yourself instead of waiting passively.　(第32期考題)　

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8. 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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9. Tourism is Egypt’s _____ lifeline, representing almost 12% of its national income.　(第34期考題)　

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10.

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

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

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12. Isabella doesn't like to discuss her personal problems publicly; she prefers to talk about them _____.　(第40期考題)　

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13. 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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14. 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)　

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15. _____ the more money you spend on lunch dates, birthday parties and gifts.　(第41期考題)　

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

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17. 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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18. The building plan ----- by Frank Lin, who has no idea what the clients need.　(第38期考題)　

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

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21.

※請依上文回答問題※ All the following words can be used interchangeably in the passage except for　(第40期考題)　

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22. We have to cancel tonight’s concert because neither you nor I _____ prepared.　(第32期考題)　

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

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24. 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)　

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

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26. The police are _____ a tall, middle-aged man who was seen outside the bank just before the robbery.　(第39期考題)　

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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?

What can we infer from the passage?　(第37期考題)　

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28. From time to time criticism is unavoidable, which we can use in a positive way to improve, or in a negative way that may lower our _____ .　(第37期考題)　

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29. There is evidence that there _____ water on Mars a long time ago. Observer show signs of dried up lake beds, past floods and old river channels.　(第33期考題)　

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

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31. Kids usually _____ Christmas and New Year. That's when they have a lot of fun eating and playing.　(第39期考題)　

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32. On Christmas Eve, all flights were cancelled _____ the heavy snowstorm. Many tourists were disappointed about the delay of their family reunion.　(第42期考題)　

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33. The customer service manager asked all the staff to be _____ in responding to complaints.　(第39期考題)　

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34. 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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35. 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)　

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

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

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38. What bad luck! Most of his luggage ----- stolen.　(第38期考題)　

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

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40. 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)　

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

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42. Learning for her grandfather's death, Sally was struck dumb with tears _____ down her cheeks.　(第37期考題)　

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

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44. 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)　

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

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46. 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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47. 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)　

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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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49. A huge parade is held on the _____ of the 1959 revolution. It is one of the biggest annual events of the city.　(第33期考題)　

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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)　

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