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一、选词填空speak, raise, expect, collect, test, graduate, pass, study, discuss, confidenceIt was the last day of final exams at a large university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students 1. the exam that was about to begin. On their faces was 2. . With four years of college study, they felt ready and able to conquer（征服）the world.They walked into the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. Three hours passed and the exam ended. Then the professor began 3. the papers. The students no longer looked confident. No one 4. as the professor faced the class with the papers in her hand.She looked at all the worried faces in front of her, then asked:“How many students completed all five questions?”Not a hand 5. .“How many answered four? ” still no hands.“Three? Two? One?” The students remained silent. The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 6. ,” she said.“I just wanted to make sure you realize that even though you 7. engineering for four years, there are still many things about the subject you don’t know. Instead of you on what you learned in this class, I’ve given you decision that professional engineers face in the world outside the classroom. You can’t expect to be an expert on the day you 9. . You have to learn as you go.” Then, smiling, she added: “All of you 10. this course, but remember that your education has just begun.beauty, color, down, go, hold, I, keep, luck, paint, work A boy thought that he was the most unhappy person in the world. In his opinion, he was 1. because almost everything bad always happened to him. So he wanted to find the secret to happiness. He walked a long way and finally came to a 2. palace. There, he met the king. After learning why the boy had come, the king suggested that he should look around the palace and come back in two hours. “At the same time, I want you 3. this spoon with milk,” said the king. “As you walk around my palace, carry this spoon without spilling（溢出）the milk.”The boy