單選題 每題2分

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

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

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3. Paris has long been _____the most romantic city in the world.　(第32期考題)　

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4. The food company is recalling several dairy products for they have been _____ with plasticizer.　(第32期考題)　

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5. 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)　

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6. 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)　

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

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

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9. 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)　

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

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11. Despite the disabilities, Nathan's parents treated him like an ordinary child ----- he felt inferior to others.　(第38期考題)　

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12. The angry manager ordered that the mistakes in the report _____ right away and then stormed out of the room.　(第36期考題)　

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13. I make plenty of lifelong friends in my high school, _____ give me mental support when I feel down.　(第42期考題)　

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

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15. I am sorry, but you can't order beef noodles. We have _____ beef.　(第39期考題)　

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16. 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)　

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17. 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)　

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

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19. Peter got promoted again because he had shown great _____ in dealing with tough challenges and tasks.　(第36期考題)　

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20. 　　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?

Where are we most likely to find this article?　(第37期考題)　

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21. The reason millennials are called "strawberry generation" is _____ they are believed to be "easily bruised."　(第37期考題)　

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22. A: Are you familiar with the please _____ in the TV show?
B: No, I don't know any of them.　(第39期考題)　

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

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24. Don’t lose faith in yourself; keep trying and someday your efforts will _____.　(第32期考題)　

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

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26. We have to _____ the connection between these two events in order to solve the problems they have caused.　(第40期考題)　

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27.

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

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28. Keep the painting indoors because the colors will fade if they are _____ to sunlight.　(第36期考題)　

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29.

※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)　

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30. Brian was depressed for a long time because he couldn’t find a job. When he finally received a job offer, he was _____.　(第41期考題)　

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

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

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

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

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

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36. 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)　

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37. 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)　

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

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39. 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)　

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

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41. 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)　

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42. 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)　

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43. Try to stay calm. Under no circumstances can we _____ violence to settle conflicts.　(第36期考題)　

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44. 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)　

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45. 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)　

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46. 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)　

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47. 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)　

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

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

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

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