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


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


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


4. 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) 


5. Kim is _____ going to be furious when she sees the mess you made in the office. (第33期考題) 


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


7. By the time Amy arrived at the airport, her boyfriend’s plane _____ already. (第36期考題) 


8. Smartphones are rather helpful in many aspects, and, as a result, many _____ it difficult to do without one. (第37期考題) 


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


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


11.

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


12.

What was the California Supreme Court's decision on Diaz's appeal? (第38期考題) 


13. A Syrian boy, who attempted to reach Greece along with other refugees, was found lying dead on a Turkish beach, which _____ global refugee crisis. (第37期考題) 


14. Liam got a letter from his girlfriend and he knew she was not happy. She didn’t say anything but Liam could tell by _____ that something was upsetting her. (第41期考題) 


15. People say he is _____ incompetent _____ does not care, but for me, he is just a hopeless idealist. (第33期考題) 


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


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


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


19.

※請依上文回答問題※ According to the passage, which of the following is true? (第40期考題) 


20. 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) 


21. For decades, the vegetable vendor _____ most of her income to charities, which makes her such a great role model. (第37期考題) 


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


23. Emma took part in the beauty _____ and won the title of “Miss Tri-City of 1948.” (第41期考題) 


24. There are some easy ways to _____ water. For example, we can turn off the water while we are shaving or brushing our teeth. (第40期考題) 


25. 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) 


26. _____ makes life worth living is not what you can get but what you can give. (第33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. _____, Alora remained seated during the whole parade. (第41期考題) 


29. I am sorry, but you can't order beef noodles. We have _____ beef. (第39期考題) 


30. As more and more species are faced with extinction, how to sustain biodiversity is _____ great significance to human beings. (第37期考題) 


31. Though the couple had been married for three years, they _____ a divorce. (第42期考題) 


32. Keven, on behalf of his company, successfully signed a contract with a multinational corporation this morning. He _____ ecstatic at that moment. (第37期考題) 


33. 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) 


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


35. It is important to be logical and clear when you write. You have to make yourself ----- by your readers. (第38期考題) 


36.   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) 


37. The fireworks display was so _____ that the visitors could hardly take their eyes off it. (第39期考題) 


38. 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) 


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


40. 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) 


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


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


43. The clever device _____ on the wall makes the room dry and comfortable even during humid days. (第36期考題) 


44. We have to _____ the connection between these two events in order to solve the problems they have caused. (第40期考題) 


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


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


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


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


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


50. Our homeroom teacher was _____ when she knew two students skipped class and smoked on campus. (第42期考題)