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

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

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

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5. 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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6. _____ you believe it or not, I have witnessed the terrible car crash.　(第42期考題)　

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7. We have to cancel tonight’s concert because neither you nor I _____ prepared.　(第32期考題)　

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

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

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

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

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12. 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)　

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13. 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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14. 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)　

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15. Michigan Stadium has a seating _____ of 107,601. It is the second largest stadium in the world and the largest in the United States.　(第40期考題)　

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

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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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20. Try to stay calm. Under no circumstances can we _____ violence to settle conflicts.　(第36期考題)　

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21. Kids usually _____ Christmas and New Year. That's when they have a lot of fun eating and playing.　(第39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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23. 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)　

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

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

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

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27. Ever since Larry’s best friends betrayed him, he has had trouble _____ close relationships with others.　(第36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. Although it is possible nowadays to have apps ----- many expressions into another language for us, it is still important to learn to speak a foreign language.　(第38期考題)　

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30. 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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31. On Christmas Eve, all flights were cancelled _____ the heavy snowstorm. Many tourists were disappointed about the delay of their family reunion.　(第42期考題)　

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

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33.

※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)　

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

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

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

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

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38. 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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※請依上文回答問題※ According to the passage, which of the following is true?　(第40期考題)　

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40. A huge parade is held on the _____ of the 1959 revolution. It is one of the biggest annual events of the city.　(第33期考題)　

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41. Liam got a letter from his girlfriend and he knew she was not happy. She didn’t say anything but Liam could tell by _____ that something was upsetting her.　(第41期考題)　

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42. You will get sunburned if you are _____ to the scorching sun for too long without applying sunscreen.　(第42期考題)　

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

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44. 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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45. 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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46. She was _____ during the surgery, so she didn’t feel any pain.　(第33期考題)　

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47. Leo decided to get divorced, _____.　(第40期考題)　

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48. Apparently, Mr. Flately has _____. He does not drink anymore and is helping her wife run the grocery store.　(第32期考題)　

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

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50. 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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