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


2. 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) 


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


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


5. Pressured by public anger, the mayor finally admitted his mistake and _____ for his rude remarks. (第36期考題) 


6. The woman is new in our neighborhood. Do you know _____? (第39期考題) 


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


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


9. 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) 


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


11. Chen Shu-Chu is a person of _____ character. Although she is just a vegetable vendor, she donates lots of money to the charitable organizations without expecting anything in return. (第42期考題) 


12. Smartphones are rather helpful in many aspects, and, as a result, many _____ it difficult to do without one. (第37期考題) 


13. 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) 


14. 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) 


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


16. It is the _____ moment for him, so instead of feeling depressed, he'd better pull himself together and try his upmost. (第37期考題) 


17. 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) 


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


19. 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) 


20.

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


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


22. 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) 


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


24. 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) 


25. Dying to lose weight, some people _____ by eating nothing at all the entire day. (第36期考題) 


26. Samuel was late again. He _____ up earlier this morning, but he didn't. (第40期考題) 


27. The corpse was _____ on the basis of dental records. That is, by examining the teeth of the dead, we can find out who the body is. (第33期考題) 


28. There is a sign saying “No trespassing.” This area is a private place, so people cannot enter this place without the owner’s _____. (第42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 benefits of vitamins are too numerous to _____, but taking massive amounts of vitamins may do us harm. (第34期考題) 


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


32. 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) 


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


34. The ingredient labels on the food package aim to provide accurate information to _____ consumers’ safety. (第32期考題) 


35.   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) 


36. Jenny lives right at the foot of Ali Mountain, but she was so busy that she only visits it ----- with guests. (第38期考題) 


37. Maria, my German friend, considers the dishwasher an indispensable home ----- and wonders why it is not common in Taiwan. (第38期考題) 


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


39. Rebecca didn’t show up last night; she _____ about our date. (第32期考題) 


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


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


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


43.

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


44. I know this discussion is an uncomfortable one, but please don't _____. Let's come straight to the point and get over with it. (第40期考題) 


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


46. It is _____ that there are ups and downs in one’s life. (第32期考題) 


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


48.

※請依上文回答問題※ What is this passage mainly about? (第40期考題) 


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


50. To Mandy's -----, she forgot to bring her wallet with her and couldn't pay. She didn't know what to do. (第38期考題)