It was the last day of final examination in a large Eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors___21___, discussing the exam due to begin in a few minutes. On their faces was___22___. This was their last exam—then on to graduation ceremony and ___23___. Some talked of jobs they already had; others ___24___jobs they would get. With all this assurance of four years of college, they felt ready and able to ___25___the world. The approaching exam, they knew, would be quite ___26___. The professor had said they could bring any books or notes they wanted, ___27___only that they should not talk to each other during the test. Then they filed into the classroom. The professor ___28___the papers. And smiles ___29___their faces as the students noted there were only five essay-type questions. However, when the professor began to collect the papers three hours later, the students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened ____30____. No one spoke as, ____31____ in hand, the professor faced the class.
He surveyed the worried faces before him, then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” Not a hand was ____32____. “How many answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students shifted ____33____in their seats. “One, then? Certainly ____34____finished one.” But the class remained ____35____. The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I____36____,” he said, “and I just want you to____37____ that. These questions you could not answer are relatively____38____in everyday practice.” “Then,” smiling, he added, “you will all____39____this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just____40____.” The years have obscured(模糊)the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
21. A. united B. gathered C. surrounded D. played
22. A. doubt B. confidence C. anxiety D. satisfaction
23. A. study B. rest C. exams D. jobs
24. A. of B. for C. at D. to
25. A. defeat B. conquer C. crash D. fight
26. A. tough B. confusing C. easy D. exciting
27. A. requesting B. expecting C. forbidding D. asking
28. A. gave out B. turned away C. brought in D. prepared for
29. A. improved B. lit C. changed D. broadened
30. A. smile B. expression C. color D. sense
31. A. books B. papers C. pens D. lists
32. A. presented B. discovered C. raised D. noted
33. A. carelessly B. restlessly C. hopelessly D. eagerly
34. A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody
35. A. calm B. silent C. disappointed D. worried
36. A. put B. throw C. expected D. strike
37. A. know B. school C. knowledge D. exercise
38. A. abstract B. popular C. common D. complex
39. A. fail B. lose C. attend D. pass
40. A. begun B. completed C. advanced D. succeeded
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