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


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


3. Our homeroom teacher was _____ when she knew two students skipped class and smoked on campus. (第42期考題) 


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


5. 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) 


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


7.

※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) 


8. 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) 


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


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


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


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


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


14. To live a better life, _____ is learn from our past mistakes. (第41期考題) 


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


16. 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) 


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


18. _____ Hemingway's inspiration for the book, The Old Man And The Sea, was the Cuban fisherman Gregorio Fuentes, who was also Hemingway's friend. (第40期考題) 


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


20. The supervisor plans to talk to his team _____ the meeting. He thinks a pre-discussion is needed to facilitate the meeting. (第42期考題) 


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


22. Many people find _____ impossible to lose weight without the help of a professional. (第41期考題) 


23. 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) 


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


25. Kate Middleton, _____ marriage to Britain’s Prince William made her Duchess of Cambridge, has played a key role in softening the royal image. (第32期考題) 


26. It is the _____ moment for him, so instead of feeling depressed, he'd better pull himself together and try his upmost. (第37期考題) 


27. After the cruel murder, all the elementary schools should take measures to _____ anyone suspicious from entering the campus. (第42期考題) 


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


29. A new iPhone will be awarded to _____ comes up with the best name for the new fragrance. (第39期考題) 


30. Mount Jade(玉山)is taller than ----- mountains in Taiwan. (第38期考題) 


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


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


33.

The experts in this article indicate that a sense of humor is important because _____. (第39期考題) 


34. 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) 


35. 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) 


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


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


38.   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) 


39. 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) 


40. Bob’s nickname was “Beckham,” a _____ to the way he styled his hair. (第33期考題) 


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


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


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


44. Many truck drivers aren't aware that driving while they are _____ could also have disastrous consequences. Therefore, while feeling sick, they should avoid driving. (第40期考題) 


45. 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) 


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


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


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


50. The woman is new in our neighborhood. Do you know _____? (第39期考題)