單選題 每題2分

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1. 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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2. The mother starts to feel worried and anxious, because her daughter _____ her there hours ago.　(第36期考題)　

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3. 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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4. Hazel’s boyfriend bossed her around _____ she were his slave.　(第41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. _____ you believe it or not, I have witnessed the terrible car crash.　(第42期考題)　

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7.

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

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

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

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11. Thirty years later, I can still identify several people in the photo -----. They haven't changed that much.　(第38期考題)　

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

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13. 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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14. Peter got promoted again because he had shown great _____ in dealing with tough challenges and tasks.　(第36期考題)　

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15. 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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16. Identity theft, the _____ use of someone else’s personal information, is a criminal act and should be reported to the police.　(第41期考題)　

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

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18. 　　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)　

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

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

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22. To live a better life, _____ is learn from our past mistakes.　(第41期考題)　

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23. Emma took part in the beauty _____ and won the title of “Miss Tri-City of 1948.”　(第41期考題)　

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24.

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

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25. 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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26. 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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27. From time to time criticism is unavoidable, which we can use in a positive way to improve, or in a negative way that may lower our _____ .　(第37期考題)　

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

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30. 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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31. Out of intense curiosity, Linda _____ the temptation and opened her sister’s letter.　(第36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. Try to stay calm. Under no circumstances can we _____ violence to settle conflicts.　(第36期考題)　

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34. 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)　

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

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

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

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38. 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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39. His arrogance and vanity stopped him _____ what really mattered to him.　(第32期考題)　

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40. Anderson hasn’t made up his mind _____.　(第32期考題)　

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41. To pay his way through college, Allen takes a couple of part-time jobs, one of _____ is tutoring elementary school students.　(第37期考題)　

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42. _____ the wind blowing so hard, I don’t think the seas will calm down.　(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. 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)　

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

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46. 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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47. 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)　

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

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49. Since I first stepped foot on this beautiful island, I _____ by the country.　(第33期考題)　

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50. 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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