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

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2. The teddy bear looks old and tattered, but it is the most ----- thing in Kay's room, She loves it dearly.　(第38期考題)　

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

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

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

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6.

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

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

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

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9. In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner ever when _____ the award at age 17.　(第41期考題)　

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10.

What is the best title for this article?　(第39期考題)　

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

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

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13. Many truck drivers aren't aware that driving while they are _____ could also have disastrous consequences. Therefore, while feeling sick, they should avoid driving.　(第40期考題)　

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14.

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

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

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16. I lost my wallet on the MRT. It _____ stolen.　(第42期考題)　

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17. 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)　

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

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

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20. A: Are you familiar with the please _____ in the TV show?
B: No, I don't know any of them.　(第39期考題)　

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21. Mount Jade（玉山）is taller than ----- mountains in Taiwan.　(第38期考題)　

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

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

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

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

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26. 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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27. 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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28. On top of the hill _____.　(第32期考題)　

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

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

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31. Due to the heavy rain, the citizens couldn't drive their cars, ----- take buses because the roads were flooded.　(第38期考題)　

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32. 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)　

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

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34. While the election campaign was filled with fake news, important public issues were often _____.　(第39期考題)　

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35. 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)　

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36.

※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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37. 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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38. The food company is recalling several dairy products for they have been _____ with plasticizer.　(第32期考題)　

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

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40. 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)　

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41. 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)　

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

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

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

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

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47. 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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48. 　　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?

Where are we most likely to find this article?　(第37期考題)　

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49. It is said that the MRT line will be extended to this town, and the townspeople are ----- it earnestly.　(第38期考題)　

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50. 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)　

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