1. He _____ his friend by telling lies about her behind her back. (第33期考題) 


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


3. The famous fashion designer, Jason Wu, preferred to play with dolls and dressed them up, _____ play sports when he was a little boy. (第42期考題) 


4. 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) 


5. Rebecca didn’t show up last night; she _____ about our date. (第32期考題) 


6. Dying to pass the upcoming exams with flying colors, all Sarah has to do is _____. (第37期考題) 


7.

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


8. 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) 


9. Hazel’s boyfriend bossed her around _____ she were his slave. (第41期考題) 


10. Lucy _____ temptation and ate the last piece of chocolate. (第33期考題) 


11. 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) 


12. Don't push yourself too hard; taking a vacation _____ enables one to restore energy, so stop being tense all the time. (第37期考題) 


13. It is said that the key word for this year is AI, which stands for ----- intelligence. (第38期考題) 


14. 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) 


15. 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) 


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


17. It is dangerous for us to _____ without grasping the whole picture. We need to clarify all the uncertain points before we make decisions. (第42期考題) 


18. 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) 


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


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


21.   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) 


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


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


24. The _____ of the company’s service has been greatly improved, and there are now fewer customer complaints. (第36期考題) 


25. 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) 


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


27. 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) 


28. 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) 


29. The hotel Oliver was talking about _____ but I couldn’t remember where I had read about it. (第41期考題) 


30.

※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) 


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


32.

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


33. A new iPhone will be awarded to _____ comes up with the best name for the new fragrance. (第39期考題) 


34. Did Penelope tell you _____? (第40期考題) 


35. The angry manager ordered that the mistakes in the report _____ right away and then stormed out of the room. (第36期考題) 


36. 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) 


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


38. _____ as Jason was, he tried hard to repress his overwhelming joy for fear that his opponents thought him arrogant. (第37期考題) 


39. 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) 


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


41. Brian was depressed for a long time because he couldn’t find a job. When he finally received a job offer, he was _____. (第41期考題) 


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


43. Parents have the responsibility to teach their children to draw a clear _____ between right and wrong. (第39期考題) 


44. Tourism is Egypt’s _____ lifeline, representing almost 12% of its national income. (第34期考題) 


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


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


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


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


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


50.

What doesn't happen to the brain when it gets old? (第39期考題)