4 . It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few
____ On their faces was confidence . This was their last exam — then on to
____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 ready and able to take
____of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n)
____task. The professor had said they could bring
____books or notes they wanted, requesting 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 noted(注意到) there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed
____the professor began to collect the 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 hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly (不安地,慌张地)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 to impress upon you that,
____you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the
____you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively(相对地,相当地)
____in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all
____this course, but remember — even though you are now college graduates, your education has just
____”
The years have
____ the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
1. A.seconds | B.minutes | C.hours | D.days |
2. A.interview | B.discussion | C.education | D.graduation |
3. A.would | B.must | C.have to | D.used to |
4. A.hold | B.control | C.order | D.place |
5. A.interesting | B.necessary | C.easy | D.unusual |
6. 7. A.listen to | B.look at | C.refer to | D.talk to |
8. A.Nervously | B.Joyfully | C.Quickly | D.Curiously |
9. A.appeared | B.changed | C.froze | D.stopped |
10. A.then | B.as | C.before | D.after |
11. A.pleased | B.worried | C.surprised | D.moved |
12. 13. 14. A.wondered | B.enjoyed | C.hated | D.expected |
15. A.as | B.because | C.now that | D.although |
16. A.exam | B.subject | C.question | D.college |
17. A.valuable | B.difficult | C.common | D.strange |
18. A.pass | B.fail | C.take | D.start |
19. A.begun | B.completed | C.failed | D.succeeded |
20. A.forgotten | B.remembered | C.strengthened | D.weakened |