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


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


3. 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) 


4. Maria, my German friend, considers the dishwasher an indispensable home ----- and wonders why it is not common in Taiwan. (第38期考題) 


5.

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


6. 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) 


7.

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


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


9. _____, Alora remained seated during the whole parade. (第41期考題) 


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


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


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


13. I _____ to enjoy playing basketball, but I don't have time for it now. (第40期考題) 


14. The weather took a turn for the worse, the sailors _____ for the shore. (第33期考題) 


15. This young man was left paralyzed from the neck down _____ a serious car crash, which also claimed three lives. (第37期考題) 


16. 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) 


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


18. Michael regrets when he was young, he _____ day by day without making good use of his time and now he still hasn't yet accomplished anything. (第37期考題) 


19. The boxing legend inspired his fans to never give up. When he got _____, he got back up again and kept fighting. (第33期考題) 


20. 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) 


21. Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty that impacts student's ability to do math. Children with dyscalculia usually have difficulty _____ numbers, symbols, and related concepts. (第40期考題) 


22. After a series of tests, Brian proved to be the most competent among all the _____ , the one everyone could look to. (第37期考題) 


23. _____ diseases, such as the flu or colds, spread from person to person in several ways. (第40期考題) 


24. 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) 


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


26. So far the spending on this project is still on -----. We have to be careful not to spend more than planned. (第38期考題) 


27. 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) 


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


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


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


31. Much of Ethan's house had already been destroyed before the firemen finally _____ the fire. (第40期考題) 


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


33. The tires of your car are _____. You should replace them now so that they won't burst on the road. (第39期考題) 


34. 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) 


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


36. Unable to stand his daughter’s bad attitude anymore, Mr. Collins flew into a rage and slapped her across the face _____.  (第36期考題) 


37.   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) 


38. 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) 


39. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Don’t _____ until tomorrow what you can do today.” We should not delay doing anything we can do today. It’s good advice for all of us. (第41期考題) 


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


41. Jason and Billy are my twin brothers, who are over 40 now and living in New York and London, _____. (第36期考題) 


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


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


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


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


46. The teddy bear looks old and tattered, but it is the most ----- thing in Kay's room, She loves it dearly. (第38期考題) 


47. Without proper guidance, new workers often ----- themselves clueless and frustrated in this big company. (第38期考題) 


48. 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) 


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


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