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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__1__. On their faces was confidence(自信). This was their last exam—then on to__2__and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they__3__get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take__4__of the world.
The approaching exam, they knew, would be a(n)__5__task. The professor had said they could bring__6__books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not__7__each other during the test.