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


2. Don't push yourself too hard; taking a vacation _____ enables one to restore energy, so stop being tense all the time. (第37期考題) 


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


4. Jim is afraid of making mistakes. _____ this fear that prevents him from making progress. (第39期考題) 


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


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


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


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


9. I had to give a three-minute speech in public, but the microphone broke down. _____ with horror, I couldn’t say a word. (第42期考題) 


10. While the election campaign was filled with fake news, important public issues were often _____. (第39期考題) 


11. 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) 


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


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


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


15. By the time Amy arrived at the airport, her boyfriend’s plane _____ already. (第36期考題) 


16. Emma took part in the beauty _____ and won the title of “Miss Tri-City of 1948.” (第41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?

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


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


19. To Mandy's -----, she forgot to bring her wallet with her and couldn't pay. She didn't know what to do. (第38期考題) 


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


21. Thirty years later, I can still identify several people in the photo -----. They haven't changed that much. (第38期考題) 


22. 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) 


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


24. Jason and Billy are my twin brothers, who are over 40 now and living in New York and London, _____. (第36期考題) 


25. The novelist _____ many speech invitations to concentrate on writing his next new novel. (第42期考題) 


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


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


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


29. Love, respect, trust, and acceptance are important _____ in a happy and lasting marriage. (第34期考題) 


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


31. _____ online video games, Paul has very little physical activity and spend less time with family and friends. (第32期考題) 


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


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


34. University fees in many countries _____ and many people cannot afford them. (第41期考題) 


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


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


37. Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty that impacts student's ability to do math. Children with dyscalculia usually have difficulty _____ numbers, symbols, and related concepts. (第40期考題) 


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


39. During tourism seasons, this coastal town is _____ with visitors who expect to relax and enjoy the breathtaking scenery to their heart's content. (第37期考題) 


40. 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) 


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


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


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


44. On top of the hill _____. (第32期考題) 


45. If you _____ me, would you accept the proposal from a man you just met for the first time? (第32期考題) 


46. 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) 


47. 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) 


48. Leo decided to get divorced, _____. (第40期考題) 


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


50. So far the spending on this project is still on -----. We have to be careful not to spend more than planned. (第38期考題)