單選題 每題2分

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1. There is evidence that there _____ water on Mars a long time ago. Observer show signs of dried up lake beds, past floods and old river channels.　(第33期考題)　

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

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

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4. 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)　

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5. 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)　

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

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7. Much of Ethan's house had already been destroyed before the firemen finally _____ the fire.　(第40期考題)　

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8. Peter is _____ about his achievements; he credits the success to his research team.　(第39期考題)　

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9. The angry manager ordered that the mistakes in the report _____ right away and then stormed out of the room.　(第36期考題)　

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10. Mr. Lee was fortunate enough to make a full _____ from the stock market before this recession.　(第33期考題)　

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

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

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13. Kids usually _____ Christmas and New Year. That's when they have a lot of fun eating and playing.　(第39期考題)　

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

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

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

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17. Ever since Larry’s best friends betrayed him, he has had trouble _____ close relationships with others.　(第36期考題)　

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18. 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)　

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19. 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)　

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20. Brian was depressed for a long time because he couldn’t find a job. When he finally received a job offer, he was _____.　(第41期考題)　

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21. _____ graduating from college, I went off to look for a job.　(第33期考題)　

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22. Many people find _____ impossible to lose weight without the help of a professional.　(第41期考題)　

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23. A perfectionist such as Daniel always ----- to make sure nothing goes wrong. He is obsessed with details.　(第38期考題)　

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24. Michael regrets when he was young, he _____ day by day without making good use of his time and now he still hasn't yet accomplished anything.　(第37期考題)　

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

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26. Feeling like an outsider in the family, John doesn’t know how to chat with his siblings easily and always has a sense of _____.　(第42期考題)　

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

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28. Bullying will leave a lifelong mental scar that _____ affects children into adulthood.　(第32期考題)　

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29. Our homeroom teacher was _____ when she knew two students skipped class and smoked on campus.　(第42期考題)　

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30. 　　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)　

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

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

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33. I make plenty of lifelong friends in my high school, _____ give me mental support when I feel down.　(第42期考題)　

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

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

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

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37. 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)　

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38. 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)　

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

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40. Apparently, Mr. Flately has _____. He does not drink anymore and is helping her wife run the grocery store.　(第32期考題)　

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

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

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

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44. I have made up my mind. _____ hard you persuade me, I won’t change my decision.　(第36期考題)　

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

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

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47. You will get sunburned if you are _____ to the scorching sun for too long without applying sunscreen.　(第42期考題)　

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48. A: Are you familiar with the please _____ in the TV show?
B: No, I don't know any of them.　(第39期考題)　

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49. The woman is new in our neighborhood. Do you know _____?　(第39期考題)　

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

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