1. Mackenzie Narbonne is a _____ athlete who has excelled in softball, soccer, floor hockey, powerlifting, and athletics. (第41期考題) 


2. 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) 


3. There are some easy ways to _____ water. For example, we can turn off the water while we are shaving or brushing our teeth. (第40期考題) 


4. The entire old town is designated as a pedestrian zone and free of cars. No _____ are allowed in this area. (第33期考題) 


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


6. The young couple, unable to bear children, chose to _____ a child to expand their family. (第40期考題) 


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


8. The students had a heated _____ over the issue of the death penalty in their civics class. (第34期考題) 


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


10. Tim _____ mad at others easily. However, ever since he took the course of anger management, he has seldom lost his temper. (第36期考題) 


11. The weather took a turn for the worse, the sailors _____ for the shore. (第33期考題) 


12. The corpse was _____ on the basis of dental records. That is, by examining the teeth of the dead, we can find out who the body is. (第33期考題) 


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


14.

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


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


16. Liam got a letter from his girlfriend and he knew she was not happy. She didn’t say anything but Liam could tell by _____ that something was upsetting her. (第41期考題) 


17. _____ all the detailed guidelines printed on the box, everyone is capable of operating the device with ease. (第36期考題) 


18. 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) 


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


20. 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) 


21. 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) 


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


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


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


25.

What was the California Supreme Court's decision on Diaz's appeal? (第38期考題) 


26.

※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) 


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


28. 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) 


29. Since the building has tilted sideways after the earthquake, it has to be ----- to ensure public safety. (第38期考題) 


30. When Javier gets angry, he will sit down and _____ the feeling beneath the anger to help himself calm down. (第41期考題) 


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


32. 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) 


33. As more and more species are faced with extinction, how to sustain biodiversity is _____ great significance to human beings. (第37期考題) 


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


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


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


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


38. 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) 


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


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


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


42. 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) 


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


44.   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?

The word stifle is closest in meaning to _____ . (第37期考題) 


45.

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


46.

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


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


50. The train _____, we had no choice but to spend another three hours waiting for the next one. (第36期考題)