1. 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) 


2. _____ that the leader of the labor union decided to protest against the unfair treatment to the workers. (第42期考題) 


3. _____ graduating from college, I went off to look for a job. (第33期考題) 


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


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


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


7. The disadvantage of this job is that the heavy workload and long working hours _____ of my family life. (第42期考題) 


8.

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


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


10.

What can influence the effectiveness of the research mentioned in this article? (第39期考題) 


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


12. I _____ to enjoy playing basketball, but I don't have time for it now. (第40期考題) 


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


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


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


16. These backpackers forgot to make hotel reservations in advance, so they _____ having nowhere to stay. (第39期考題) 


17. 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) 


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


19.

What doesn't happen to the brain when it gets old? (第39期考題) 


20. 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) 


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


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


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


24. To everyone's surprise, Paul _____ , devoted himself to charities, and even organized a non-profit organization helping the needy. (第37期考題) 


25. I lost my wallet on the MRT. It _____ stolen. (第42期考題) 


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


27. Singing a _____ while rocking a baby to sleep can help early language development.  (第40期考題) 


28. Michigan Stadium has a seating _____ of 107,601. It is the second largest stadium in the world and the largest in the United States. (第40期考題) 


29. _____ they knew the typhoon had hit the island that they started to panic. (第33期考題) 


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


31. 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) 


32. _____, this basketball player still had excellent performances and got the MVP of the match. (第42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. Hotel Plaza de Toros has a modern cafeteria _____ you can enjoy from the typical Andalusian breakfast to an English breakfast. (第41期考題) 


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


36. As a result of all the efforts the local government has been making, this small town _____ a large industrial city. (第37期考題) 


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


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


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


40. 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) 


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


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


43. Kim is _____ going to be furious when she sees the mess you made in the office. (第33期考題) 


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


45. She was _____ during the surgery, so she didn’t feel any pain. (第33期考題) 


46. There is a sign saying “No trespassing.” This area is a private place, so people cannot enter this place without the owner’s _____. (第42期考題) 


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


48. Tina has to work two part-time jobs after school to _____. (第32期考題) 


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


50. 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)