1. 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) 


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


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


4. 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) 


5. You should take the _____ and create chances for yourself instead of waiting passively. (第32期考題) 


6. Love, respect, trust, and acceptance are important _____ in a happy and lasting marriage. (第34期考題) 


7. 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) 


8. 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) 


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


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


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


12. 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) 


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


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


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


16. If you _____ me, would you accept the proposal from a man you just met for the first time? (第32期考題) 


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


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


19.   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) 


20. 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) 


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


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


23. _____ online video games, Paul has very little physical activity and spend less time with family and friends. (第32期考題) 


24. 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) 


25. The mother starts to feel worried and anxious, because her daughter _____ her there hours ago. (第36期考題) 


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


34. The supervisor plans to talk to his team _____ the meeting. He thinks a pre-discussion is needed to facilitate the meeting. (第42期考題) 


35.

※請依上文回答問題※ The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses (第40期考題) 


36. Children s hould avoid eating too many candies because they contain _____ flavors and colorings that are bad to their health. (第36期考題) 


37. 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) 


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


39. The benefits of vitamins are too numerous to _____, but taking massive amounts of vitamins may do us harm. (第34期考題) 


40. 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) 


41. The disadvantage of this job is that the heavy workload and long working hours _____ of my family life. (第42期考題) 


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


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


44. 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) 


45.

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


46. 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) 


47.

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


48. With so many cases of murder and mass shootings in the city, the government must take drastic _____ to reduce crime. (第36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.

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