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.

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


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


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


5. The customer service manager asked all the staff to be _____ in responding to complaints. (第39期考題) 


6. Once someone is suspected to be infected with coronavirus, he or she has to be kept in _____, so that others won't be infected. (第40期考題) 


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


8. The use of _____, although a traditional part of the celebration, has over the years led to many injuries and deaths.There have been incidents every year of users being blinded, losing body parts, or suffering other injuries, especially during festivities such as Chinese New Year season. (第41期考題) 


9. 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) 


10. 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) 


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


12. 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) 


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


14. University fees in many countries _____ and many people cannot afford them. (第41期考題) 


15.

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


16. Tina _____ when Tim offered to sell her the house at such a low price. She knew that something was not right. (第36期考題) 


17.   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?

Where are we most likely to find this article? (第37期考題) 


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


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


20. Paris has long been _____the most romantic city in the world. (第32期考題) 


21. To everyone's surprise, Paul _____ , devoted himself to charities, and even organized a non-profit organization helping the needy. (第37期考題) 


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


23.

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


24. You can't see the CEO now. She ----- dinner and nobody should disturb her mealtime. (第38期考題) 


25. _____, he was killed together with his whole army. (第40期考題) 


26. Bob’s nickname was “Beckham,” a _____ to the way he styled his hair. (第33期考題) 


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


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


29. The police are _____ a tall, middle-aged man who was seen outside the bank just before the robbery. (第39期考題) 


30. Technological and industrial development not only led to economic growth and _____ but also posed a threat to the ecological system. (第32期考題) 


31. The food company is recalling several dairy products for they have been _____ with plasticizer. (第32期考題) 


32. It is _____ that there are ups and downs in one’s life. (第32期考題) 


33. To cut costs, Veronica suggested _____ her apartment for shooting the scene. (第39期考題) 


34. There are some easy ways to _____ water. For example, we can turn off the water while we are shaving or brushing our teeth. (第40期考題) 


35. _____ the wind blowing so hard, I don’t think the seas will calm down. (第33期考題) 


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


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


38. 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) 


39. 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) 


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


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


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


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


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


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


46. When Sebastian fainted, we quickly laid him down on his back. Fortunately he _____ before we called 911. (第40期考題) 


47.

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


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


49. _____ all the detailed guidelines printed on the box, everyone is capable of operating the device with ease. (第36期考題) 


50. The students had a heated _____ over the issue of the death penalty in their civics class. (第34期考題)