II. 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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 that was going to begin in a few   36   . On their faces was confidence. This was their 37   exam—then onto graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they   38   get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 39   and able to take control of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n)  40   task , as the professor had said they could bring   41  books or notes they wanted , requesting（要求）only that they did not   42  each other during the test .
43   they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles   44   on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed   45   the professor began to collect 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  46   faces before him, and then asked,” How many completed all five questions?”   47  a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly（不安宁的）in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished   48 .”But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers.” That is exactly what I   49 ,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are   50   many things about the   51   you don’t know. These questions you could not   52   are relatively common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all   53  this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just  54  .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the   55   he taught.
36. A. seconds          B. minutes        C. hours           D. days
37. A. only            B. first          C. very             D. last
38. A. would          B. must          C. had to    D. used to
39. A. uncertain      B. ready            C. sorry            D. well
40 A. interesting        B. necessary       C. easy             D. difficult
41. A. no             B. either         C. any              D. some
42. A. listen to         B. look at        C. care for          D. talk to
43. A. Hardly         B. Happily       C. Sadly             D. Carefully
44. A. appeared        B. changed       C. failed            D. stopped
45. A. then            B. as            C. before    D. after
46. A. pleased         B. worried       C. content            D. moved
47. A. Not            B. Once         C. Only             D. Even
48. A. all             B. none         C. one             D. it
49. A. wondered     B. enjoyed       C. hated        D. expected
50. A. even          B. already       C. so               D. still
51. A. exam          B. subject       C. question    D. college
52. A. write          B. ask            C. answer           D. work
53. A. pass           B. fail           C. take             D. start
54. A. begun           B. completed     C. failed           D. succeeded
55. A. subject          B. people        C. sentences    D. lesson