1. Technological and industrial development not only led to economic growth and _____ but also posed a threat to the ecological system. (第32期考題) 


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


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


4. _____, Owen stormed out of the room and banged the door behind him. (第40期考題) 


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


6. Tina _____ when Tim offered to sell her the house at such a low price. She knew that something was not right. (第36期考題) 


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


8. Studies indicate that too much _____ to the sun harms our skin. Before going out, please put on some sunscreen. (第39期考題) 


9. 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) 


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


11. Feeling like an outsider in the family, John doesn’t know how to chat with his siblings easily and always has a sense of _____. (第42期考題) 


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


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


14. My grandparents have difficulty _____ used to the fast pace of city life. (第32期考題) 


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


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


17. 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) 


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


19. The competition has to be postponed ----- some problems with the rules, which may still have to be revised. (第38期考題) 


20. 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) 


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


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


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


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


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


26. 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) 


27. A huge parade is held on the _____ of the 1959 revolution. It is one of the biggest annual events of the city. (第33期考題) 


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


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


30. 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) 


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


32. _____ 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) 


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


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


35. 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) 


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


37. If they _____ about your difficulty, they _____ a different decision. Yet, it is all too late now. (第39期考題) 


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


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


40. Jenny lives right at the foot of Ali Mountain, but she was so busy that she only visits it ----- with guests. (第38期考題) 


41. I _____ to enjoy playing basketball, but I don't have time for it now. (第40期考題) 


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


43. To live a better life, _____ is learn from our past mistakes. (第41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?

Which of the following statements is true about the technology? (第37期考題) 


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


46.

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


47.

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


48. Pressured by public anger, the mayor finally admitted his mistake and _____ for his rude remarks. (第36期考題) 


49.

※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) 


50. Much of Ethan's house had already been destroyed before the firemen finally _____ the fire. (第40期考題)