單選題 每題2分

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

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2. It is important to be logical and clear when you write. You have to make yourself ----- by your readers.　(第38期考題)　

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

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

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5. 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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6. _____ it was raining, Jason still insisted on his camping plan.　(第42期考題)　

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

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8.

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

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

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10. When Javier gets angry, he will sit down and _____ the feeling beneath the anger to help himself calm down.　(第41期考題)　

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

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

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14. The blind lawyer was rejected by over twenty law firms because of his disability, _____ he had a Harvard Law degree.　(第42期考題)　

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

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16. Feeling like an outsider in the family, John doesn’t know how to chat with his siblings easily and always has a sense of _____.　(第42期考題)　

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17. 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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18. 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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19. The restaurant in Taipei _____ I had my first Taiwanese meal was a small and cozy place with great service.　(第39期考題)　

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

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21. 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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22. In the Indian culture, cows are thought to be _____ animals. They are respected in religious activities.　(第42期考題)　

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23. Anne will never let anything _____ her from pursuing her dream despite all the difficulties she's likely to encounter.　(第37期考題)　

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

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25. Much of Ethan's house had already been destroyed before the firemen finally _____ the fire.　(第40期考題)　

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

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

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

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30. Peter is _____ about his achievements; he credits the success to his research team.　(第39期考題)　

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

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32. People say he is _____ incompetent _____ does not care, but for me, he is just a hopeless idealist.　(第33期考題)　

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33.

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

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34. The food company is recalling several dairy products for they have been _____ with plasticizer.　(第32期考題)　

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

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36. 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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37. 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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38. Some young people _____ about having a job that is well-paid and easy to do.　(第32期考題)　

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

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40. Even though he seems _____ most of the time, none can be more careful than he in terms of handling thorny situations.　(第37期考題)　

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41. The latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says _____ is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of diseases and infections.　(第41期考題)　

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42. This young man was left paralyzed from the neck down _____ a serious car crash, which also claimed three lives.　(第37期考題)　

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43. 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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44. So far the spending on this project is still on -----. We have to be careful not to spend more than planned.　(第38期考題)　

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

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46. 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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47. 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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48. 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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49. Our homeroom teacher was _____ when she knew two students skipped class and smoked on campus.　(第42期考題)　

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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?

The word stifle is closest in meaning to _____ .　(第37期考題)　

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