1. Bullying will leave a lifelong mental scar that _____ affects children into adulthood. (第32期考題) 


2. Once someone is suspected to be infected with coronavirus, he or she has to be kept in _____, so that others won't be infected. (第40期考題) 


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


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


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


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


7. 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) 


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


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


10. It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech; immediately on attaining power each dictator has _____ all free speech except his own. (第41期考題) 


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


12.

Based on your understanding of the article, what does the Fourth Amendment protect the people against? (第38期考題) 


13. Even though every smartphone has a clock on it, wrist watches are still _____. (第33期考題) 


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


15. 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) 


16.

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


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


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


19. Keven, on behalf of his company, successfully signed a contract with a multinational corporation this morning. He _____ ecstatic at that moment. (第37期考題) 


20. It is dangerous for us to _____ without grasping the whole picture. We need to clarify all the uncertain points before we make decisions. (第42期考題) 


21. 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) 


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


23. Tourism is Egypt’s _____ lifeline, representing almost 12% of its national income. (第34期考題) 


24. 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) 


25. It is likely _____ she is just jealous seeing you talking to other girls. (第33期考題) 


26. Astronauts will experience loss of appetite at the beginning of their time in space because their bodies are trying to _____ the new environment. (第42期考題) 


27. Apparently, Mr. Flately has _____. He does not drink anymore and is helping her wife run the grocery store. (第32期考題) 


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


29. Though I don't _____ of many of my colleague's proposals, I have to admit that his ideas are very creative. (第39期考題) 


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


31.   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) 


32. I have made up my mind. _____ hard you persuade me, I won’t change my decision. (第36期考題) 


33. When the curtain _____ at the end of the play, the audience sat in stunned silence for at least three or four minutes. (第41期考題) 


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


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


36. What bad luck! Most of his luggage ----- stolen. (第38期考題) 


37. 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) 


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


39. The use of _____, although a traditional part of the celebration, has over the years led to many injuries and deaths.There have been incidents every year of users being blinded, losing body parts, or suffering other injuries, especially during festivities such as Chinese New Year season. (第41期考題) 


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


41. It is good manners to dress formally at such an important international ----- where world leaders meet. (第38期考題) 


42. _____, Alora remained seated during the whole parade. (第41期考題) 


43. 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) 


44. Keep the painting indoors because the colors will fade if they are _____ to sunlight. (第36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. Ned is determined to go to college _____ he has very little support from his family. (第39期考題) 


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


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


49. 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) 


50. Emma took part in the beauty _____ and won the title of “Miss Tri-City of 1948.” (第41期考題)