1. Smartphones are rather helpful in many aspects, and, as a result, many _____ it difficult to do without one. (第37期考題) 


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


3. Dying to lose weight, some people _____ by eating nothing at all the entire day. (第36期考題) 


4. 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) 


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


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


7. Tina _____ when Tim offered to sell her the house at such a low price. She knew that something was not right. (第36期考題) 


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


9.

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


10.

※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) 


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


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


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


14. _____ others will you learn how to help yourself. (第41期考題) 


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


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


17.

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


18. Faced with the immense power of natural disasters like earthquakes or typhoons, humans, more often than not, appear _____ vulnerable. (第37期考題) 


19. _____ the wind blowing so hard, I don’t think the seas will calm down. (第33期考題) 


20. 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) 


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


22. The teddy bear looks old and tattered, but it is the most ----- thing in Kay's room, She loves it dearly. (第38期考題) 


23. This young man was left paralyzed from the neck down _____ a serious car crash, which also claimed three lives. (第37期考題) 


24. It is likely _____ she is just jealous seeing you talking to other girls. (第33期考題) 


25. The mother starts to feel worried and anxious, because her daughter _____ her there hours ago. (第36期考題) 


26. Maggie considers that hustle and bustle of New York annoying as she _____ in the tranquil countryside. (第37期考題) 


27. The blind lawyer was rejected by over twenty law firms because of his disability, _____ he had a Harvard Law degree. (第42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 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) 


30. A perfectionist such as Daniel always ----- to make sure nothing goes wrong. He is obsessed with details. (第38期考題) 


31.

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


32.

Based on the context, what is the meaning of "abused"? (第38期考題) 


33.   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) 


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


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


36.

※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) 


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


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


39. Maria, my German friend, considers the dishwasher an indispensable home ----- and wonders why it is not common in Taiwan. (第38期考題) 


40. Rebecca didn’t show up last night; she _____ about our date. (第32期考題) 


41. The boxing legend inspired his fans to never give up. When he got _____, he got back up again and kept fighting. (第33期考題) 


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


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


44. 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) 


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


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


47. Without proper guidance, new workers often ----- themselves clueless and frustrated in this big company. (第38期考題) 


48. 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) 


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


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