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


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


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


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


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


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


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


8. The reason millennials are called "strawberry generation" is _____ they are believed to be "easily bruised." (第37期考題) 


9. _____, Owen stormed out of the room and banged the door behind him. (第40期考題) 


10.

Based on your understanding of the article, what does the Fourth Amendment protect the people against? (第38期考題) 


11. The corpse was _____ on the basis of dental records. That is, by examining the teeth of the dead, we can find out who the body is. (第33期考題) 


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


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


14.

The experts in this article indicate that a sense of humor is important because _____. (第39期考題) 


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


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


17. To pay his way through college, Allen takes a couple of part-time jobs, one of _____ is tutoring elementary school students. (第37期考題) 


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


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


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


21. On Christmas Eve, all flights were cancelled _____ the heavy snowstorm. Many tourists were disappointed about the delay of their family reunion. (第42期考題) 


22.

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


23. Anderson hasn’t made up his mind _____. (第32期考題) 


24. Firefighters are _____ heroes, who risk their lives to help others. (第33期考題) 


25. 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) 


26. 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) 


27. _____ graduating from college, I went off to look for a job. (第33期考題) 


28. 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) 


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


30. 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) 


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


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


33. German _____ power was restricted after World War II. The entire army was restricted to just 100,000 men, and the navy was reduced to just 15,000 men. (第40期考題) 


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


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


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


37. Did Penelope tell you _____? (第40期考題) 


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


39.   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? (第37期考題) 


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


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


42. Studies indicate that too much _____ to the sun harms our skin. Before going out, please put on some sunscreen. (第39期考題) 


43. 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) 


44. The hotel Oliver was talking about _____ but I couldn’t remember where I had read about it. (第41期考題) 


45. Our homeroom teacher was _____ when she knew two students skipped class and smoked on campus. (第42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. _____, Alora remained seated during the whole parade. (第41期考題) 


48. Chen Shu-Chu is a person of _____ character. Although she is just a vegetable vendor, she donates lots of money to the charitable organizations without expecting anything in return. (第42期考題) 


49. Maggie considers that hustle and bustle of New York annoying as she _____ in the tranquil countryside. (第37期考題) 


50. A _____ heat wave hit Southwestern Asia in late July and early August 2011, with temperatures in Iraq exceeding 49°C. (第40期考題)