单选题Directions: There are 15 questions in this part of the test. Read the
passage through.Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A,
B, C and D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the
word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on
your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. It is
appropriate on an anniversary of the founding of a university to remind
ourselves of its purposes. It is equally appropriate at such riffle for students
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chosen to attend and to consider how they can best{{U}} {{U}}
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the least you as students can hope to become{{U}} {{U}} 3
{{/U}} {{/U}}in subject matter which may be useful to you in later
life. There is,{{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}, much
more to be gained. It is now that you must learn to exercise your mind
sufficiently{{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}learning
becomes a joy and you thereby become a student for life.{{U}}
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period of self-discipline. Certainly it is not{{U}} {{U}} 7
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learning is not done passively. To learn is your{{U}} {{U}}
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derived from exploring the ideas of others, mastering them and evaluating them.
But there is{{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}level of
inquiry which I hope that some of you will choose. If your study takes you to
the{{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}of understanding of
a subject and, you have reached so far, you find that you can penetrate
to{{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}no one has been
before, you research. Commitment to a life of scholarship or
research is{{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}many other
laudable goals. It is edifying, and it is a source of inner satisfaction
even{{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}other facets of
life prove disappointing. I strongly{{U}} {{U}} 15
{{/U}} {{/U}}it.