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

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

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4. Ned is determined to go to college _____ he has very little support from his family.　(第39期考題)　

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5. A: Are you familiar with the please _____ in the TV show?
B: No, I don't know any of them.　(第39期考題)　

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

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7. 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)　

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8. 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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9. Some young people _____ about having a job that is well-paid and easy to do.　(第32期考題)　

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10. The _____ of the company’s service has been greatly improved, and there are now fewer customer complaints.　(第36期考題)　

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11. Brian was depressed for a long time because he couldn’t find a job. When he finally received a job offer, he was _____.　(第41期考題)　

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12. _____ 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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13. Hazel’s boyfriend bossed her around _____ she were his slave.　(第41期考題)　

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14. To Mandy's -----, she forgot to bring her wallet with her and couldn't pay. She didn't know what to do.　(第38期考題)　

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15. Out of intense curiosity, Linda _____ the temptation and opened her sister’s letter.　(第36期考題)　

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

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17. I advise you to visit the Modern Art Museum, ----- there are always great exhibitions and events going on.　(第38期考題)　

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18. I had to give a three-minute speech in public, but the microphone broke down. _____ with horror, I couldn’t say a word.　(第42期考題)　

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19. I have made up my mind. _____ hard you persuade me, I won’t change my decision.　(第36期考題)　

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

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

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

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23. 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)　

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24. Tina has to work two part-time jobs after school to _____.　(第32期考題)　

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25. Whatever you say, I will _____ my principles and won’t change my opinions.　(第33期考題)　

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26. 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)　

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27. 　　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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28. After the cruel murder, all the elementary schools should take measures to _____ anyone suspicious from entering the campus.　(第42期考題)　

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

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

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32. The train _____, we had no choice but to spend another three hours waiting for the next one.　(第36期考題)　

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

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35. _____ Hemingway's inspiration for the book, The Old Man And The Sea, was the Cuban fisherman Gregorio Fuentes, who was also Hemingway's friend.　(第40期考題)　

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36. 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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37. 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)　

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38. 　　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)　

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

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※請依上文回答問題※ Which of the following will most likely benefit from the research mentioned in the passage?　(第40期考題)　

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41. 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)　

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42. Due to the serious knee injury, the tennis player had no choice but to _____ from the tournament.　(第39期考題)　

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43. 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)　

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

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45. If they _____ about your difficulty, they _____ a different decision. Yet, it is all too late now.　(第39期考題)　

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46. 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)　

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47. It is said that the key word for this year is AI, which stands for ----- intelligence.　(第38期考題)　

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48. 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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49. 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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50. An intelligent discussion can quickly _____ into a battle if the two parties allow it.　(第41期考題)　

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