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


2. Jason and Billy are my twin brothers, who are over 40 now and living in New York and London, _____. (第36期考題) 


3. Since the building has tilted sideways after the earthquake, it has to be ----- to ensure public safety. (第38期考題) 


4. 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) 


5. As a result of all the efforts the local government has been making, this small town _____ a large industrial city. (第37期考題) 


6. Bullying will leave a lifelong mental scar that _____ affects children into adulthood. (第32期考題) 


7. 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) 


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


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


10. Yellowstone National Park was the first national park in the U.S. It _____ in 1872. (第40期考題) 


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


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


13. 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) 


14.

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


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


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


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


18. 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) 


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


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


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


22. I _____ to enjoy playing basketball, but I don't have time for it now. (第40期考題) 


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


24. Samuel was late again. He _____ up earlier this morning, but he didn't. (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. 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) 


27. 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) 


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


29. As more and more species are faced with extinction, how to sustain biodiversity is _____ great significance to human beings. (第37期考題) 


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


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


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


33. 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) 


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


35. A Syrian boy, who attempted to reach Greece along with other refugees, was found lying dead on a Turkish beach, which _____ global refugee crisis. (第37期考題) 


36. 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) 


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


38.

※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) 


39. 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) 


40.

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


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


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


43. I make plenty of lifelong friends in my high school, _____ give me mental support when I feel down. (第42期考題) 


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


45. 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) 


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


47. Whatever you say, I will _____ my principles and won’t change my opinions. (第33期考題) 


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


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


50.   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)