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

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

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3. 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)　

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

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6. The students had a heated _____ over the issue of the death penalty in their civics class.　(第34期考題)　

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7. After a series of tests, Brian proved to be the most competent among all the _____ , the one everyone could look to.　(第37期考題)　

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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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9. 　　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)　

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10. 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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11.

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

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12. Singing a _____ while rocking a baby to sleep can help early language development. 　(第40期考題)　

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13. I had to give a three-minute speech in public, but the microphone broke down. _____ with horror, I couldn’t say a word.　(第42期考題)　

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14.

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

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15. 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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16. Although it is possible nowadays to have apps ----- many expressions into another language for us, it is still important to learn to speak a foreign language.　(第38期考題)　

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

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

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19. For decades, the vegetable vendor _____ most of her income to　charities, which makes her such a great role model.　(第37期考題)　

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20. Brian was depressed for a long time because he couldn’t find a job. When he finally received a job offer, he was _____.　(第41期考題)　

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

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

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

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25.

※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)　

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

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

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29. 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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30. 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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31. Be patient. The longer you wait, _____ you are to meet the superstar.　(第36期考題)　

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

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

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34. 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)　

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35. Parents have the responsibility to teach their children to draw a clear _____ between right and wrong.　(第39期考題)　

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

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37. The clever device _____ on the wall makes the room dry and comfortable even during humid days.　(第36期考題)　

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

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39. Our homeroom teacher was _____ when she knew two students skipped class and smoked on campus.　(第42期考題)　

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

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

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43. It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech; immediately on attaining power each dictator has _____ all free speech except his own.　(第41期考題)　

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44. The disadvantage of this job is that the heavy workload and long working hours _____ of my family life.　(第42期考題)　

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45. 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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46. When the curtain _____ at the end of the play, the audience sat in stunned silence for at least three or four minutes.　(第41期考題)　

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

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

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

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50. 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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