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Judging from the context, what does the word boost mean? (第39期考題) 


2. In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner ever when _____ the award at age 17. (第41期考題) 


3. Ever since Larry’s best friends betrayed him, he has had trouble _____ close relationships with others. (第36期考題) 


4. 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) 


5. _____ Hemingway's inspiration for the book, The Old Man And The Sea, was the Cuban fisherman Gregorio Fuentes, who was also Hemingway's friend. (第40期考題) 


6. Keven, on behalf of his company, successfully signed a contract with a multinational corporation this morning. He _____ ecstatic at that moment. (第37期考題) 


7. If the world's rain forests continue to disappear at their present rate, many species _____ extinct. (第39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. 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) 


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


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


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


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


14. 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) 


15. 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) 


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


17. 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) 


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


19. We have to _____ the connection between these two events in order to solve the problems they have caused. (第40期考題) 


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


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


22. Some people _____ that spiders are insects. But in fact, they are relatives of insects. (第40期考題) 


23. It is the _____ moment for him, so instead of feeling depressed, he'd better pull himself together and try his upmost. (第37期考題) 


24. A singer, songwriter, and actor, Bon Jovi is definitely one of the most _____ artists working today. (第32期考題) 


25. Though I don't _____ of many of my colleague's proposals, I have to admit that his ideas are very creative. (第39期考題) 


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


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


28.   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) 


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


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


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


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


33. Reading novels is great mental exercise because it stimulates your _____ as well as improves your brain power. (第39期考題) 


34. On top of the hill _____. (第32期考題) 


35. A girl saw two thieves _____ her neighbor’s house. She called the police immediately. (第32期考題) 


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


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


38. Faced with the immense power of natural disasters like earthquakes or typhoons, humans, more often than not, appear _____ vulnerable. (第37期考題) 


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


40. 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) 


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


42. The young couple, unable to bear children, chose to _____ a child to expand their family. (第40期考題) 


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


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


45. There is evidence that there _____ water on Mars a long time ago. Observer show signs of dried up lake beds, past floods and old river channels. (第33期考題) 


46. Singing a _____ while rocking a baby to sleep can help early language development.  (第40期考題) 


47. Emily is _____ the summer because she can pay a visit to her grandparents living in Japan. (第32期考題) 


48. Smartphones are rather helpful in many aspects, and, as a result, many _____ it difficult to do without one. (第37期考題) 


49. Many find it difficult to buy a(n) _____ affordable apartment in a big city because housing prices have been rising. (第37期考題) 


50. 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)