完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下在短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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
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to begin in a few minutes. On their faces was
37 .This was their last exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they would get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt
38 and able to take
39 of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n）
40 task, as the professor had said they could bring
either books or notes they wanted, requesting， only
41 that they did not talk to each other during the test.
42 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles appeared on the students’ faces as they
43 there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed before the professor began to
44 the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor
45 the class.
He looked at the worried faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?”
46 a hand was raised.“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students
47 restlessly(不安地) in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished one.” But the class remained
48 .
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I
49 ,” he said. “I just want you to
50 you that, even although you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the
51 you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively common in everyday
52 .
” Then smiling, he
53 , “You will all pass this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just
54 .”
The years have
55 the name of the professor, but not the lesson he taught.
| 小题2: | | A．fright | B．anxiety | C．puzzle | D．confidence |
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| 小题3: | | A．ready | B．hopeful | C．discouraged | D．sad |
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| 小题4: | | A．hold | B．control | C．charge | D．place |
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| 小题5: | | A．interesting | B．necessary | C．easy | D．unusual |
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| 小题6: | | A．ordering | B．sharing | C．asking | D．requesting |
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| 小题7: | | A．Nervously | B．Joyfully | C．Quickly | D．Curiously |
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| 小题8: | | A．noted | B．knew | C．recognized | D．heard |
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| 小题9: | | A．check | B．hand in | C．collect | D．give out |
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| 小题10: | | A．gave | B．faced | C．took | D．finished |
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| 小题12: | | A．talked | B．moved | C．felt | D．went |
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| 小题13: | | A．puzzled | B．calm | C．silent | D．afraid |
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| 小题14: | | A．wondered | B．enjoyed | C．hated | D．expected |
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| 小题15: | | A．put on | B．look on | C．depend upon | D．impress upon |
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| 小题16: | | A．exam | B．subject | C．question | D．college |
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| 小题17: | | A．life | B．habit | C．practice | D．comunication |
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| 小题18: | | A．added | B．ordered | C．talked | D．demanded |
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| 小题19: | | A．begun | B．completed | C．failed | D．succeeded |
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| 小题20: | | A．forgot | B．remembered | C．strengthened | D．weakened |
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to begin in a few minutes. On their faces was 37 .This was their last exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
” Then smiling, he 53 , “You will all pass this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 54 .”