1. 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) 


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


3.

※請依上文回答問題※ All the following words can be used interchangeably in the passage except for (第40期考題) 


4.

※請依上文回答問題※ According to the passage, which of the following is true? (第40期考題) 


5. To pay his way through college, Allen takes a couple of part-time jobs, one of _____ is tutoring elementary school students. (第37期考題) 


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


7. 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) 


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


9. The corpse was _____ on the basis of dental records. That is, by examining the teeth of the dead, we can find out who the body is. (第33期考題) 


10. It is important to be logical and clear when you write. You have to make yourself ----- by your readers. (第38期考題) 


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


12. 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) 


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


14. Some young people _____ about having a job that is well-paid and easy to do. (第32期考題) 


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


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


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


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


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


20. Keep the painting indoors because the colors will fade if they are _____ to sunlight. (第36期考題) 


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


22.

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


23. The famous fashion designer, Jason Wu, preferred to play with dolls and dressed them up, _____ play sports when he was a little boy. (第42期考題) 


24. You should dress up yourself on this formal _____. To show respect to the host, no slippers or casual clothes are allowed. (第42期考題) 


25. In the Indian culture, cows are thought to be _____ animals. They are respected in religious activities. (第42期考題) 


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


27. Without proper guidance, new workers often ----- themselves clueless and frustrated in this big company. (第38期考題) 


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


29. The young couple, unable to bear children, chose to _____ a child to expand their family. (第40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. You will get sunburned if you are _____ to the scorching sun for too long without applying sunscreen. (第42期考題) 


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


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


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


35. 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) 


36.   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) 


37. The fireworks display was so _____ that the visitors could hardly take their eyes off it. (第39期考題) 


38. Stop being so childish. _____ you like it or not, you must learn to be responsible and fulfill your obligations. (第36期考題) 


39. During tourism seasons, this coastal town is _____ with visitors who expect to relax and enjoy the breathtaking scenery to their heart's content. (第37期考題) 


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


41.

※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) 


42. Whatever you say, I will _____ my principles and won’t change my opinions. (第33期考題) 


43. 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) 


44. 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) 


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


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


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


48. Kim is _____ going to be furious when she sees the mess you made in the office. (第33期考題) 


49. I had to give a three-minute speech in public, but the microphone broke down. _____ with horror, I couldn’t say a word. (第42期考題) 


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