單選題 每題2分

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

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What doesn't happen to the brain when it gets old?　(第39期考題)　

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

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4.

Judging from the context, what does the word boost mean?　(第39期考題)　

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5. _____ the wind blowing so hard, I don’t think the seas will calm down.　(第33期考題)　

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6. _____ graduating from college, I went off to look for a job.　(第33期考題)　

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

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

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

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11. 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)　

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12.

Under what circumstances do some people consider it legal to search through someone's cellphone? 　(第38期考題)　

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13. Did Penelope tell you _____?　(第40期考題)　

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14. 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)　

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

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16. An intelligent discussion can quickly _____ into a battle if the two parties allow it.　(第41期考題)　

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17.

※請依上文回答問題※ Which of the following will most likely benefit from the research mentioned in the passage?　(第40期考題)　

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

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19. 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)　

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20. The novelist _____ many speech invitations to concentrate on writing his next new novel.　(第42期考題)　

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21. The plot of the novel was so _____ that Mary couldn’t help but read on and finish it within one day.　(第34期考題)　

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22. There are some easy ways to _____ water. For example, we can turn off the water while we are shaving or brushing our teeth.　(第40期考題)　

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23.

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

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

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

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26. Michael regrets when he was young, he _____ day by day without making good use of his time and now he still hasn't yet accomplished anything.　(第37期考題)　

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27. Keep the painting indoors because the colors will fade if they are _____ to sunlight.　(第36期考題)　

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

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29. When doing an experiment, we should always _____ that safety is of the utmost importance.　(第39期考題)　

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

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31. _____ makes life worth living is not what you can get but what you can give.　(第33期考題)　

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32. 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)　

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33. 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)　

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

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35.

※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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36. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Don’t _____ until tomorrow what you can do today.” We should not delay doing anything we can do today. It’s good advice for all of us.　(第41期考題)　

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

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38. 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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39. 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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40. Before Kelly and Jasmine go back home, they ----- some friends in Paris.　(第38期考題)　

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41. When Sebastian fainted, we quickly laid him down on his back. Fortunately he _____ before we called 911.　(第40期考題)　

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42. Even though every smartphone has a clock on it, wrist watches are still _____.　(第33期考題)　

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

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44. University fees in many countries _____ and many people cannot afford them.　(第41期考題)　

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45. The capable student was _____ the chairperson of the Student Association. He will be in charge of the coming school anniversary.　(第42期考題)　

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46. I am sorry, but you can't order beef noodles. We have _____ beef.　(第39期考題)　

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47. _____ they knew the typhoon had hit the island that they started to panic.　(第33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?

Which of the following statements is true about the technology?　(第37期考題)　

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

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

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