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


2. 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) 


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


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


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


6. This is a well-reviewed series of lessons for beginners as well as for those who want to _____ their French. (第40期考題) 


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


8. Since I first stepped foot on this beautiful island, I _____ by the country. (第33期考題) 


9. 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) 


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


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


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


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


14. James asked his father to drive him to the airport early; he wanted to _____ two hours before the flight. He was afraid to miss the flight. (第41期考題) 


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


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


17.

※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) 


18. The police are _____ a tall, middle-aged man who was seen outside the bank just before the robbery. (第39期考題) 


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


20. Though the solution sounds perfect, it is not _____ because we don’t have enough time and money. (第36期考題) 


21. To cut costs, Veronica suggested _____ her apartment for shooting the scene. (第39期考題) 


22. It is _____ that there are ups and downs in one’s life. (第32期考題) 


23. _____, he was killed together with his whole army. (第40期考題) 


24.   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? (第37期考題) 


25. _____, this basketball player still had excellent performances and got the MVP of the match. (第42期考題) 


26. 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) 


27. On Christmas Eve, all flights were cancelled _____ the heavy snowstorm. Many tourists were disappointed about the delay of their family reunion. (第42期考題) 


28. After a series of tests, Brian proved to be the most competent among all the _____ , the one everyone could look to. (第37期考題) 


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


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


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


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


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


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


35. 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) 


36. 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) 


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


38.

※請依上文回答問題※ According to the passage, which of the following is true? (第40期考題) 


39. _____ makes life worth living is not what you can get but what you can give. (第33期考題) 


40. In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner ever when _____ the award at age 17. (第41期考題) 


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


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


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


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


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


46. 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) 


47.

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


48. His arrogance and vanity stopped him _____ what really mattered to him. (第32期考題) 


49. _____ it was raining, Jason still insisted on his camping plan. (第42期考題) 


50. I know this discussion is an uncomfortable one, but please don't _____. Let's come straight to the point and get over with it. (第40期考題)