单选题 By the time new doctors get a job and try to finish their theses in spare time ______.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】文章第一段指出“not completed their theses by the time their grant runs out after three years”,即大多数的博士研究生在用完他们的拨款后并不能在三年内取得学位,然后他们必须“get a job and finish in their spare time”,故选项D正确。选项A曲解了“sick to death”的意思,它表示极度厌倦;文章指出是“the narrowly defined subject"毁掉了他们的假日和夜晚,故选项B错误;选项C表述不够精确,博土生是由于这些论文耽误了他们很多美好时光而感到厌倦,并不是本身讨厌这些课题。