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


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


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


6. 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) 


7.

What can influence the effectiveness of the research mentioned in this article? (第39期考題) 


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


9. 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) 


10. There is a sign saying “No trespassing.” This area is a private place, so people cannot enter this place without the owner’s _____. (第42期考題) 


11.

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


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


13.

What doesn't happen to the brain when it gets old? (第39期考題) 


14.   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? (第37期考題) 


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


16.

※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) 


17. 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) 


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


19. The core of Mediterranean diet is high _____ of olive oil, unrefined cereals, fruits, and vegetables. (第32期考題) 


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


21. To cut costs, Veronica suggested _____ her apartment for shooting the scene. (第39期考題) 


22. Peter got promoted again because he had shown great _____ in dealing with tough challenges and tasks. (第36期考題) 


23. _____ 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) 


24. Michigan Stadium has a seating _____ of 107,601. It is the second largest stadium in the world and the largest in the United States. (第40期考題) 


25. As more and more species are faced with extinction, how to sustain biodiversity is _____ great significance to human beings. (第37期考題) 


26. Out of intense curiosity, Linda _____ the temptation and opened her sister’s letter. (第36期考題) 


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


28.

Based on the context, what is the meaning of "abused"? (第38期考題) 


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


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


31. 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) 


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


33. The tires of your car are _____. You should replace them now so that they won't burst on the road. (第39期考題) 


34. 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) 


35. When Sebastian fainted, we quickly laid him down on his back. Fortunately he _____ before we called 911. (第40期考題) 


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


37. A girl saw two thieves _____ her neighbor’s house. She called the police immediately. (第32期考題) 


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


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


40. 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) 


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


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


43. 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) 


44. In all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants, you can eat _____. (第33期考題) 


45. 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) 


46. If the world's rain forests continue to disappear at their present rate, many species _____ extinct. (第39期考題) 


47. 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) 


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


49.

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


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