1. Identity theft, the _____ use of someone else’s personal information, is a criminal act and should be reported to the police. (第41期考題) 


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


3. 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) 


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


5. With so many cases of murder and mass shootings in the city, the government must take drastic _____ to reduce crime. (第36期考題) 


6. _____ as Jason was, he tried hard to repress his overwhelming joy for fear that his opponents thought him arrogant. (第37期考題) 


7. From time to time criticism is unavoidable, which we can use in a positive way to improve, or in a negative way that may lower our _____ . (第37期考題) 


8. People say he is _____ incompetent _____ does not care, but for me, he is just a hopeless idealist. (第33期考題) 


9. 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) 


10.

※請依上文回答問題※ The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses (第40期考題) 


11. 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) 


12. This young man was left paralyzed from the neck down _____ a serious car crash, which also claimed three lives. (第37期考題) 


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


14. Firefighters are _____ heroes, who risk their lives to help others. (第33期考題) 


15. 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) 


16. 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) 


17. Charlotte _____ a shower when the power suddenly went out. (第41期考題) 


18. Parents have the responsibility to teach their children to draw a clear _____ between right and wrong. (第39期考題) 


19. Be patient. The longer you wait, _____ you are to meet the superstar. (第36期考題) 


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


21. Emily is _____ the summer because she can pay a visit to her grandparents living in Japan. (第32期考題) 


22.

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


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


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


25.

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


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


27.   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) 


28. Singing a _____ while rocking a baby to sleep can help early language development.  (第40期考題) 


29. 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) 


30. Hotel Plaza de Toros has a modern cafeteria _____ you can enjoy from the typical Andalusian breakfast to an English breakfast. (第41期考題) 


31. The hotel Oliver was talking about _____ but I couldn’t remember where I had read about it. (第41期考題) 


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


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


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


35. I advise you to visit the Modern Art Museum, ----- there are always great exhibitions and events going on. (第38期考題) 


36. 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) 


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


38. 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) 


39. He _____ his friend by telling lies about her behind her back. (第33期考題) 


40. The more you work, the more you gain. The money you receive will be _____ the amount of work that you accomplish. (第36期考題) 


41. For decades, the vegetable vendor _____ most of her income to charities, which makes her such a great role model. (第37期考題) 


42. _____ 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) 


43. 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) 


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


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


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


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


48. 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) 


49. 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) 


50. 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)