It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few ____ . On their faces was confidence. This was their ____ exam—then onto graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they ____ get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ____and able to take control of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) ____task , as the professor had said they could bring ____books or notes they wanted , requesting(要求)only that they did not ____each other during the test .
____they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles ____on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed ____the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the ____faces before him, and then asked,” How many completed all five questions?” ____a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly(不安宁的)in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished ____.”But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers.” That is exactly what I ____,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are ____many things about the ____you don’t know. These questions you could not ____are relatively common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all ____this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just ____.”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the ____he taught.
【小题1】A.seconds | B.minutes | C.hours | D.days |
【小题2】A.only | B.first | C.very | D.last |
【小题3】A.would | B.must | C.had to | D.used to |
【小题4】A.uncertain | B.ready | C.sorry | D.well |
【小题5】A.interesting | B.necessary | C.easy | D.difficult |
【小题6】【小题7】A.listen to | B.look at | C.care for | D.talk to |
【小题8】A.Hardly | B.Happily | C.Sadly | D.Carefully |
【小题9】A.appeared | B.changed | C.failed | D.stopped |
【小题10】A.then | B.as | C.before | D.after |
【小题11】A.pleased | B.worried | C.content | D.moved |
【小题12】【小题13】【小题14】A.wondered | B.enjoyed | C.hated | D.expected |
【小题15】A.even | B.already | C.so | D.still |
【小题16】A.exam | B.subject | C.question | D.college |
【小题17】A.write | B.ask | C.answer | D.work |
【小题18】A.pass | B.fail | C.take | D.start |
【小题19】A.begun | B.completed | C.failed | D.succeeded |
【小题20】A.subject | B.people | C.sentences | D.lesson |