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


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


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


4. 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) 


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


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


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


8. 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) 


9. Jim is afraid of making mistakes. _____ this fear that prevents him from making progress. (第39期考題) 


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

What can we infer from the passage? (第37期考題) 


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


13. 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) 


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


15. 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) 


16. 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) 


17. 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) 


18.

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


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


20.   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) 


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


22. There are some easy ways to _____ water. For example, we can turn off the water while we are shaving or brushing our teeth. (第40期考題) 


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


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) 


25. 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) 


26. _____ 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) 


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


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


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


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


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


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


33. 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) 


34. Even though every smartphone has a clock on it, wrist watches are still _____. (第33期考題) 


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


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


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


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


39.

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


40. 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) 


41. 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) 


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


43. 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) 


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


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


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


47. The hotel Oliver was talking about _____ but I couldn’t remember where I had read about it. (第41期考題) 


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


49. Japanese people _____ bowing even when they talk on the phone. (第33期考題) 


50. Technological and industrial development not only led to economic growth and _____ but also posed a threat to the ecological system. (第32期考題)