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


2. It is likely _____ she is just jealous seeing you talking to other girls. (第33期考題) 


3. 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) 


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


5. A girl saw two thieves _____ her neighbor’s house. She called the police immediately. (第32期考題) 


6. 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) 


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


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


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


10.

The experts in this article indicate that a sense of humor is important because _____. (第39期考題) 


11. The supervisor plans to talk to his team _____ the meeting. He thinks a pre-discussion is needed to facilitate the meeting. (第42期考題) 


12. After the cruel murder, all the elementary schools should take measures to _____ anyone suspicious from entering the campus. (第42期考題) 


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


14. Reading novels is great mental exercise because it stimulates your _____ as well as improves your brain power. (第39期考題) 


15. 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) 


16. Mackenzie Narbonne is a _____ athlete who has excelled in softball, soccer, floor hockey, powerlifting, and athletics. (第41期考題) 


17. Children s hould avoid eating too many candies because they contain _____ flavors and colorings that are bad to their health. (第36期考題) 


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


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


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


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


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


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


24. 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) 


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


26. _____ the wind blowing so hard, I don’t think the seas will calm down. (第33期考題) 


27. The boxing legend inspired his fans to never give up. When he got _____, he got back up again and kept fighting. (第33期考題) 


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


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


30. The Greek national _____ has been played at every Olympics closing ceremony to honor Greece’s role as the birthplace of the Olympic Games. (第41期考題) 


31.   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?

Which of the following statements is true about the technology? (第37期考題) 


32. The weather took a turn for the worse, the sailors _____ for the shore. (第33期考題) 


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


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


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


36. Dying to pass the upcoming exams with flying colors, all Sarah has to do is _____. (第37期考題) 


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


38. 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) 


39. Learning for her grandfather's death, Sally was struck dumb with tears _____ down her cheeks. (第37期考題) 


40. Keep the painting indoors because the colors will fade if they are _____ to sunlight. (第36期考題) 


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


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


43. 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) 


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


45. 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) 


46. 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) 


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


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


49. _____, Alora remained seated during the whole parade. (第41期考題) 


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