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


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


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) 


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


5. 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) 


6. The reason millennials are called "strawberry generation" is _____ they are believed to be "easily bruised." (第37期考題) 


7. 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) 


8.

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


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


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


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


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


13. 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) 


14. For decades, the vegetable vendor _____ most of her income to charities, which makes her such a great role model. (第37期考題) 


15. 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) 


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


17.   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?

Where are we most likely to find this article? (第37期考題) 


18. 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) 


19. You should dress up yourself on this formal _____. To show respect to the host, no slippers or casual clothes are allowed. (第42期考題) 


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


21. 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) 


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


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


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


26. The restaurant in Taipei _____ I had my first Taiwanese meal was a small and cozy place with great service. (第39期考題) 


27.

Based on your understanding of the article, what does the Fourth Amendment protect the people against? (第38期考題) 


28.

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


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


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


31. 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) 


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


33. Though the couple had been married for three years, they _____ a divorce. (第42期考題) 


34. 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) 


35. Dying to pass the upcoming exams with flying colors, all Sarah has to do is _____. (第37期考題) 


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


37. Peter is _____ about his achievements; he credits the success to his research team. (第39期考題) 


38. 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) 


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


46. 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) 


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


48. In the Indian culture, cows are thought to be _____ animals. They are respected in religious activities. (第42期考題) 


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) 


50. Be patient. The longer you wait, _____ you are to meet the superstar. (第36期考題)