1. This is a well-reviewed series of lessons for beginners as well as for those who want to _____ their French. (第40期考題) 


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


3. A: Lance has been ----- all day today. B: Yes, he has an allergy to particles in the air and that's why. (第38期考題) 


4. 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) 


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


6. An intelligent discussion can quickly _____ into a battle if the two parties allow it. (第41期考題) 


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


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


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


10.

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


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


12. The capable student was _____ the chairperson of the Student Association. He will be in charge of the coming school anniversary. (第42期考題) 


13. _____ others will you learn how to help yourself. (第41期考題) 


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


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


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


17.

What is the best title for this article? (第38期考題) 


18. The blind lawyer was rejected by over twenty law firms because of his disability, _____ he had a Harvard Law degree. (第42期考題) 


19. 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) 


20. Don’t lose faith in yourself; keep trying and someday your efforts will _____. (第32期考題) 


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


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


23. Reading novels is great mental exercise because it stimulates your _____ as well as improves your brain power. (第39期考題) 


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


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


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


27. If you _____ me, would you accept the proposal from a man you just met for the first time? (第32期考題) 


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


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


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


31. 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) 


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


33. 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) 


34.   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) 


35. 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) 


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


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


38. 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) 


39. I know this discussion is an uncomfortable one, but please don't _____. Let's come straight to the point and get over with it. (第40期考題) 


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


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


42.

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


43. 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) 


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


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


46. German _____ power was restricted after World War II. The entire army was restricted to just 100,000 men, and the navy was reduced to just 15,000 men. (第40期考題) 


47. _____ 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) 


48. Anderson hasn’t made up his mind _____. (第32期考題) 


49. 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) 


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