题目内容：

It was the last day of final examination in a large Eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors_______, discussing the exam due to begin in a few minutes. On their faces was_______. This was their last exam—then on to graduation ceremony and _______. Some talked of jobs they already had; others _______jobs they would get. With all this assurance of four years of college, they felt ready and able to _______the world. The approaching exam, they knew, would be quite _______. The professor had said they could bring any books or notes they wanted, _______only that they should not talk to each other during the test. Then they filed into the classroom. The professor _______the papers. And smiles _______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 ________. No one spoke as, ________ 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 ________. “How many answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students shifted ________in their seats. “One, then? Certainly ________finished one.” But the class remained ________. The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I________,” he said, “and I just want you to________ that. These questions you could not answer are relatively________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 obscured(模糊)the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

1.A. united    B. gathered    C. surrounded    D. played

2.A. doubt    B. confidence    C. anxiety    D. satisfaction

3.A. study    B. rest    C. exams    D. jobs

4.A. of    B. for    C. at    D. to

5.A. defeat    B. conquer    C. crash    D. fight

6.A. tough    B. confusing    C. easy    D. exciting

7.A. requesting    B. expecting    C. forbidding    D. asking

8.A. gave out    B. turned away    C. brought in    D. prepared for

9.A. improved    B. lit    C. changed    D. broadened

10.A. smile    B. expression    C. color    D. sense

11.A. books    B. papers    C. pens    D. lists

12.A. presented    B. discovered    C. raised    D. noted

13.A. carelessly    B. restlessly    C. hopelessly    D. eagerly

14.A. somebody    B. anybody    C. nobody    D. everybody

15.A. calm    B. silent    C. disappointed    D. worried

16.A. put    B. throw    C. expected    D. strike

17.A. know    B. school    C. knowledge    D. exercise

18.A. abstract    B. popular    C. common    D. complex

19.A. fail    B. lose    C. attend    D. pass

20.A. begun    B. completed    C. advanced    D. succeeded