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1. _____ you believe it or not, I have witnessed the terrible car crash.　(第42期考題)　

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2. 　　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)　

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

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

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5. Peter is _____ about his achievements; he credits the success to his research team.　(第39期考題)　

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6. Many truck drivers aren't aware that driving while they are _____ could also have disastrous consequences. Therefore, while feeling sick, they should avoid driving.　(第40期考題)　

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7. The more you work, the more you gain. The money you receive will be _____ the amount of work that you accomplish.　(第36期考題)　

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8. _____ that the leader of the labor union decided to protest against the unfair treatment to the workers.　(第42期考題)　

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

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

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

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

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

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14. 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)　

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

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

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17. 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)　

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18. 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)　

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19.

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

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20. 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)　

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

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

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23. I make plenty of lifelong friends in my high school, _____ give me mental support when I feel down.　(第42期考題)　

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

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

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26. It is said that the MRT line will be extended to this town, and the townspeople are ----- it earnestly.　(第38期考題)　

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

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28. It is likely _____ she is just jealous seeing you talking to other girls.　(第33期考題)　

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

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30. 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)　

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

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

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33. Feeling like an outsider in the family, John doesn’t know how to chat with his siblings easily and always has a sense of _____.　(第42期考題)　

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

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

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

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

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38. 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)　

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

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40. The restaurant in Taipei _____ I had my first Taiwanese meal was a small and cozy place with great service.　(第39期考題)　

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

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42.

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

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43. When Javier gets angry, he will sit down and _____ the feeling beneath the anger to help himself calm down.　(第41期考題)　

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

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45. You will get sunburned if you are _____ to the scorching sun for too long without applying sunscreen.　(第42期考題)　

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

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47. 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)　

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

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

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50. Isabella doesn't like to discuss her personal problems publicly; she prefers to talk about them _____.　(第40期考題)　

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