1. 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) 


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


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


4.

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


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


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


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


8. Unable to stand his daughter’s bad attitude anymore, Mr. Collins flew into a rage and slapped her across the face _____.  (第36期考題) 


9. The restaurant in Taipei _____ I had my first Taiwanese meal was a small and cozy place with great service. (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. 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) 


12.

What can influence the effectiveness of the research mentioned in this article? (第39期考題) 


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


14. 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) 


15. The latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says _____ is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of diseases and infections. (第41期考題) 


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


17. _____ 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) 


18. Mr. Lee was fortunate enough to make a full _____ from the stock market before this recession. (第33期考題) 


19. 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) 


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


21.

What is the best title for this article? (第38期考題) 


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


23. 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) 


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


25. A new iPhone will be awarded to _____ comes up with the best name for the new fragrance. (第39期考題) 


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


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


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


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


30.

※請依上文回答問題※ According to the passage, which of the following is true? (第40期考題) 


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


32. Tina _____ when Tim offered to sell her the house at such a low price. She knew that something was not right. (第36期考題) 


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


34. 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) 


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


36. Charlotte _____ a shower when the power suddenly went out. (第41期考題) 


37. 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) 


38.   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) 


39. 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) 


40. 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) 


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


42. 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) 


43. The train _____, we had no choice but to spend another three hours waiting for the next one. (第36期考題) 


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


45. My grandparents have difficulty _____ used to the fast pace of city life. (第32期考題) 


46. Out of intense curiosity, Linda _____ the temptation and opened her sister’s letter. (第36期考題) 


47. 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) 


48. During tourism seasons, this coastal town is _____ with visitors who expect to relax and enjoy the breathtaking scenery to their heart's content. (第37期考題) 


49. Anne will never let anything _____ her from pursuing her dream despite all the difficulties she's likely to encounter. (第37期考題) 


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