1. 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) 


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


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


4. 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) 


5. Stop being so childish. _____ you like it or not, you must learn to be responsible and fulfill your obligations. (第36期考題) 


6. 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) 


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


8. 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) 


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


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


11. Though the solution sounds perfect, it is not _____ because we don’t have enough time and money. (第36期考題) 


12. Flammable liquids, knives, and toy guns are _____ on board the aircraft. (第32期考題) 


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


14. A perfectionist such as Daniel always ----- to make sure nothing goes wrong. He is obsessed with details. (第38期考題) 


15. 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) 


16. 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) 


17. 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) 


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


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


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


21. 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) 


22. _____ they knew the typhoon had hit the island that they started to panic. (第33期考題) 


23. 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) 


24. If they _____ about your difficulty, they _____ a different decision. Yet, it is all too late now. (第39期考題) 


25. Astronauts will experience loss of appetite at the beginning of their time in space because their bodies are trying to _____ the new environment. (第42期考題) 


26. 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) 


27.

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


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


29. When traveling solo in a foreign country, you cannot be _____ careful about any stranger getting close to you; that person may be a pickpocket. (第37期考題) 


30. Despite the disabilities, Nathan's parents treated him like an ordinary child ----- he felt inferior to others. (第38期考題) 


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


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


33. During tourism seasons, this coastal town is _____ with visitors who expect to relax and enjoy the breathtaking scenery to their heart's content. (第37期考題) 


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


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


36.   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? (第37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. 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) 


39. I have made up my mind. _____ hard you persuade me, I won’t change my decision. (第36期考題) 


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


41. Many people find _____ impossible to lose weight without the help of a professional. (第41期考題) 


42. The building plan ----- by Frank Lin, who has no idea what the clients need. (第38期考題) 


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


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


45. Hotel Plaza de Toros has a modern cafeteria _____ you can enjoy from the typical Andalusian breakfast to an English breakfast. (第41期考題) 


46. 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) 


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


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


49.

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


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