1. James asked his father to drive him to the airport early; he wanted to _____ two hours before the flight. He was afraid to miss the flight. (第41期考題) 


2. Don’t lose faith in yourself; keep trying and someday your efforts will _____. (第32期考題) 


3.

※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) 


4. 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) 


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


6. As a result of all the efforts the local government has been making, this small town _____ a large industrial city. (第37期考題) 


7. The police are _____ a tall, middle-aged man who was seen outside the bank just before the robbery. (第39期考題) 


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


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


10. 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) 


11. Astronauts will experience loss of appetite at the beginning of their time in space because their bodies are trying to _____ the new environment. (第42期考題) 


12. When traveling solo in a foreign country, you cannot be _____ careful about any stranger getting close to you; that person may be a pickpocket. (第37期考題) 


13. Though the solution sounds perfect, it is not _____ because we don’t have enough time and money. (第36期考題) 


14. If the world's rain forests continue to disappear at their present rate, many species _____ extinct. (第39期考題) 


15. A _____ heat wave hit Southwestern Asia in late July and early August 2011, with temperatures in Iraq exceeding 49°C. (第40期考題) 


16. 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) 


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


18. Some people _____ that spiders are insects. But in fact, they are relatives of insects. (第40期考題) 


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


20. A singer, songwriter, and actor, Bon Jovi is definitely one of the most _____ artists working today. (第32期考題) 


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


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


23. 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) 


24.

※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) 


25. So far the spending on this project is still on -----. We have to be careful not to spend more than planned. (第38期考題) 


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


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


28. The blind lawyer was rejected by over twenty law firms because of his disability, _____ he had a Harvard Law degree. (第42期考題) 


29. 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) 


30. The entire old town is designated as a pedestrian zone and free of cars. No _____ are allowed in this area. (第33期考題) 


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


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


33. To everyone's surprise, Paul _____ , devoted himself to charities, and even organized a non-profit organization helping the needy. (第37期考題) 


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


35. Maria, my German friend, considers the dishwasher an indispensable home ----- and wonders why it is not common in Taiwan. (第38期考題) 


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


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


38. A Syrian boy, who attempted to reach Greece along with other refugees, was found lying dead on a Turkish beach, which _____ global refugee crisis. (第37期考題) 


39. We have to _____ the connection between these two events in order to solve the problems they have caused. (第40期考題) 


40.   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) 


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


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


43. The young couple, unable to bear children, chose to _____ a child to expand their family. (第40期考題) 


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


45. _____ online video games, Paul has very little physical activity and spend less time with family and friends. (第32期考題) 


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


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


48. Did Penelope tell you _____? (第40期考題) 


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


50. 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)