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1. Emily is _____ the summer because she can pay a visit to her grandparents living in Japan.　(第32期考題)　

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2.

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

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4. _____, he was killed together with his whole army.　(第40期考題)　

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5. 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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6. You will get sunburned if you are _____ to the scorching sun for too long without applying sunscreen.　(第42期考題)　

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

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

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

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10. 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)　

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

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12. 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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13. _____ all the detailed guidelines printed on the box, everyone is capable of operating the device with ease.　(第36期考題)　

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

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15. It is dangerous for us to _____ without grasping the whole picture. We need to clarify all the uncertain points before we make decisions.　(第42期考題)　

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16. Tina has to work two part-time jobs after school to _____.　(第32期考題)　

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

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18.

Based on your understanding of the article, what does the Fourth Amendment protect the people against?　(第38期考題)　

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

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

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

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22. 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)　

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

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24. 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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25. Don't push yourself too hard; taking a vacation _____ enables one to restore energy, so stop being tense all the time.　(第37期考題)　

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26.

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

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

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28. To pay his way through college, Allen takes a couple of part-time jobs, one of _____ is tutoring elementary school students.　(第37期考題)　

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29. 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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30. Though the couple had been married for three years, they _____ a divorce.　(第42期考題)　

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31. On top of the hill _____.　(第32期考題)　

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32. 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)　

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33. The mother starts to feel worried and anxious, because her daughter _____ her there hours ago.　(第36期考題)　

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34. 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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35. Despite the disabilities, Nathan's parents treated him like an ordinary child ----- he felt inferior to others.　(第38期考題)　

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36. 　　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)　

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37. Some young people _____ about having a job that is well-paid and easy to do.　(第32期考題)　

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38. 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)　

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

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40.

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

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41. _____ diseases, such as the flu or colds, spread from person to person in several ways.　(第40期考題)　

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42. 　　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)　

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43. The building plan ----- by Frank Lin, who has no idea what the clients need.　(第38期考題)　

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

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45. 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)　

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

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47.

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

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48.

What was the California Supreme Court's decision on Diaz's appeal?　(第38期考題)　

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49. 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)　

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

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