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1. He _____ his friend by telling lies about her behind her back.　(第33期考題)　

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2. The ingredient labels on the food package aim to provide accurate information to _____ consumers’ safety.　(第32期考題)　

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

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4. The clever device _____ on the wall makes the room dry and comfortable even during humid days.　(第36期考題)　

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5. 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)　

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6. 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)　

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7. 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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8. Smartphones are rather helpful in many aspects, and, as a result, many _____ it difficult to do without one.　(第37期考題)　

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9. Thirty years later, I can still identify several people in the photo -----. They haven't changed that much.　(第38期考題)　

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

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

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13. 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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14. A: I don't feel like cooking today.
B: _____ ordering a pizza instead?　(第39期考題)　

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15. Chen Shu-Chu is a person of _____ character. Although she is just a vegetable vendor, she donates lots of money to the charitable organizations without expecting anything in return.　(第42期考題)　

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

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

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

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19. She was _____ during the surgery, so she didn’t feel any pain.　(第33期考題)　

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20.

※請依上文回答問題※ The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses　(第40期考題)　

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21. You can't see the CEO now. She ----- dinner and nobody should disturb her mealtime.　(第38期考題)　

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22. 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)　

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

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24. 　　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)　

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25. Since the building has tilted sideways after the earthquake, it has to be ----- to ensure public safety.　(第38期考題)　

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26. 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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27. Leo decided to get divorced, _____.　(第40期考題)　

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

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

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30. Due to the serious knee injury, the tennis player had no choice but to _____ from the tournament.　(第39期考題)　

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31.

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

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

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

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

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

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38. 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)　

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39. 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)　

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

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41. It is the _____ moment for him, so instead of feeling depressed, he'd better pull himself together and try his upmost.　(第37期考題)　

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

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43. Sarah _____ the cat that had fallen onto the MRT tracks and prevented it from getting hurt.　(第33期考題)　

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44. 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)　

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45. 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)　

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46. 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)　

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47. 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)　

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

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49. 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)　

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

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