It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few ___________ On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam before they went on to _________and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they ________get. With all this assurance of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take _________of the world.
The approaching exam, they knew, would be a(n) _________task, because the professor had said they could bring _________books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not ____________each other during the test.
After they entered the classroom____________，the professor passed out the papers. And smiles_________on the students’ faces as they noted 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 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 __________ in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all ________this course, but remember — even if 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. hours C. minutes D. days
2.A. graduation B. discussion C. education D. interview
3.A. must B. would C. have to D. used to
4.A. hold B. charge C. control D. place
5.A. interesting B. hard C. unusual D. easy
6.A. no B. either C. all D. any
7.A. talk to B. look at C. refer to D. listen to
8.A. nervously B. quickly C. joyfully D. curiously
9.A. changed B. appeared C. froze D. stopped
10.A. then B. as C. after D. before
11.A. pleased B. surprised C. worried D. moved
12.A. Once B. Not C. Only D. Even
13.A. all B. none C. it D. one
14.A. expected B. enjoyed C. hated D. wondered
15.A. even though B. as though C. now that D. right now
16.A. exam B. question C. subject D. college
17.A. valuable B. difficult C. strange D. common
18.A. fail B. pass C. take D. start
19.A. completed B. begun C. failed D. succeeded
20.A. weakened B. remembered C. strengthened D. forgot
When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say ＂sorry, ________ number!＂ and move on. But when Dennis Williams __________ a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something __________.
On March 19, Dennis got a group text __________ him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the __________ of a baby.
＂Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,＂ Dennis __________. The baby was born and update texts were __________ quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her __________, she didn’t seem to realize that she was __________ the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. ＂Well, I don’t __________ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,＂ replied Dennis before asking which room the new __________ were in.
Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his __________! He turned up at the hospital __________ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally __________ by the unexpected visit. ＂I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we __________ it and the gifts.＂
Teresa __________ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website __________ by the touching words: ＂What a __________ this young man was to our family! He was so __________ and kind to do this.＂ The post has since gained the __________ of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.
1.A.unlucky B.secret C.new D.wrong
2.A.received B.translated C.copied D.printed
3.A.reasonable B.special C.necessary D.practical
4.A.convincing B.reminding C.informing D.warning
5.A.wake-up B.recovery C.growth D.arrival
6.A.responded B.interrupted C.predicted D.repeated
7.A.coming in B.setting out C.passing down D.moving around
8.A.opinion B.anxiety C.excitement D.effort
9.A.comparing B.exchanging C.discussing D.sharing
10.A.accept B.know C.believe D.bother
11.A.parents B.doctors C.patients D.visitors
12.A.dream B.promise C.agenda D.principle
13.A.bearing B.collecting C.opening D.making
14.A.discouraged B.relaxed C.astonished D.defeated
15.A.admit B.need C.appreciate D.expect
16.A.found B.selected C.developed D.posted
17.A.confirmed B.simplified C.clarified D.accompanied
18.A.pity B.blessing C.relief D.problem
19.A.smart B.calm C.sweet D.fair
20.A.sympathy B.attention C.control D.trust
假设你是李华，你的朋友John写信告诉你他打算开通网银进行网上购物, 但你并不赞成网上购物, 于是给他写了一封信, 陈述了网上购物的弊端。
1. 浪费钱(1) 购买不需要的物品
(2)商品可能是伪劣产品
2. 不安全(1)个人资料容易泄密
(2)银行帐号被盗用
[写作内容]1. 你对网上购物的看法；
2. 你为何持有这种看法；
3. 建议理智的消费。
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My parents live in a small village. They always keep candles in the house _____ there is a power out.
A.if B.unless
C.in case D.so that
— Why didn’t you try to finish the composition?
— I tried to, but ________ I could, the bell ran announcing the end of the examination.
A.until B.when
C.after D.before
—Have you known each other for long?
—Not very long, ________ we started to work in the company.
A.after B.before C.when D.since
