1. 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) 


2. Though I don't _____ of many of my colleague's proposals, I have to admit that his ideas are very creative. (第39期考題) 


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


4. 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) 


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


6. The students had a heated _____ over the issue of the death penalty in their civics class. (第34期考題) 


7. 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) 


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


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


10. 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) 


11.   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) 


12. Emma took part in the beauty _____ and won the title of “Miss Tri-City of 1948.” (第41期考題) 


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


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


15. It is dangerous for us to _____ without grasping the whole picture. We need to clarify all the uncertain points before we make decisions. (第42期考題) 


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


17. Faced with the immense power of natural disasters like earthquakes or typhoons, humans, more often than not, appear _____ vulnerable. (第37期考題) 


18. Yellowstone National Park was the first national park in the U.S. It _____ in 1872. (第40期考題) 


19. 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) 


20. It is good manners to dress formally at such an important international ----- where world leaders meet. (第38期考題) 


21. 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) 


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


23. Since I first stepped foot on this beautiful island, I _____ by the country. (第33期考題) 


24.

Judging from the context, what does the word boost mean? (第39期考題) 


25. The restaurant in Taipei _____ I had my first Taiwanese meal was a small and cozy place with great service. (第39期考題) 


26. I am sorry, but you can't order beef noodles. We have _____ beef. (第39期考題) 


27. You should take the _____ and create chances for yourself instead of waiting passively. (第32期考題) 


28. 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) 


29.

Under what circumstances do some people consider it legal to search through someone's cellphone?  (第38期考題) 


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


31.

※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) 


32. 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) 


33. The U.S. presidential ----- is more than a year away, but more than 20 people are ready to join the race. (第38期考題) 


34. _____, he was killed together with his whole army. (第40期考題) 


35. The customer service manager asked all the staff to be _____ in responding to complaints. (第39期考題) 


36. Dying to lose weight, some people _____ by eating nothing at all the entire day. (第36期考題) 


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


38. It is said that the key word for this year is AI, which stands for ----- intelligence. (第38期考題) 


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


40. 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) 


41. It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech; immediately on attaining power each dictator has _____ all free speech except his own. (第41期考題) 


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


43. Hazel’s boyfriend bossed her around _____ she were his slave. (第41期考題) 


44. 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) 


45.   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?

The word stifle is closest in meaning to _____ . (第37期考題) 


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


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


48. 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) 


49. Before Kelly and Jasmine go back home, they ----- some friends in Paris. (第38期考題) 


50.

※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)