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


2. Anne will never let anything _____ her from pursuing her dream despite all the difficulties she's likely to encounter. (第37期考題) 


3. 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) 


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


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


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


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


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


9. 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) 


10. 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) 


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


12. _____ the more money you spend on lunch dates, birthday parties and gifts. (第41期考題) 


13. 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) 


14. _____, this basketball player still had excellent performances and got the MVP of the match. (第42期考題) 


15. A: I don't feel like cooking today.
B: _____ ordering a pizza instead? (第39期考題) 


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


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


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


19. When doing an experiment, we should always _____ that safety is of the utmost importance. (第39期考題) 


20. Did Penelope tell you _____? (第40期考題) 


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


22. 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) 


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


24. Leo decided to get divorced, _____. (第40期考題) 


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


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


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


28. Though the couple had been married for three years, they _____ a divorce. (第42期考題) 


29. Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty that impacts student's ability to do math. Children with dyscalculia usually have difficulty _____ numbers, symbols, and related concepts. (第40期考題) 


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


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


32. _____ they knew the typhoon had hit the island that they started to panic. (第33期考題) 


33.   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) 


34. It is said that the MRT line will be extended to this town, and the townspeople are ----- it earnestly. (第38期考題) 


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


36. The benefits of vitamins are too numerous to _____, but taking massive amounts of vitamins may do us harm. (第34期考題) 


37. Lucy _____ temptation and ate the last piece of chocolate. (第33期考題) 


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


39. _____ you believe it or not, I have witnessed the terrible car crash. (第42期考題) 


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


41. 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) 


42. Some people _____ that spiders are insects. But in fact, they are relatives of insects. (第40期考題) 


43.

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


44. 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) 


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


46. 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) 


47. Flammable liquids, knives, and toy guns are _____ on board the aircraft. (第32期考題) 


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


49. His arrogance and vanity stopped him _____ what really mattered to him. (第32期考題) 


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