三、選詞填空
請認真閱讀下面的短文,從方框中選擇合適的單詞或詞組,并用其適當形式填空。
choose, from, but, main, once
Do you hear of Zhuangyuan or Bangyan? These words are from keju, the earliest gaokao. It lasted for over 1,300 years, (1)
from
the Sui Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. It played a very important part in (2)
choosing
excellent people to work for the country.
The keju exams were (3)
mainly
about classical literature(古典文學). At first, poetry was very important in earlier keju exams, (4)
but
writing was more important later. The country held the exam (5)
once
every three years and it had 4 levels.
today, take, long, low, such as
Students had to first pass the (6)
lowest
level to take part in its higher level. Each exam took 1 to 3 days. Most students had to go a (7)
long
way to the capital city for the exam. They usually went to the capital on foot, and it (8)
took
some people a few months to reach the place. On the exam day, the officials checked the students carefully, like (9)
today's
gaokao.
After the exams, the students would get different titles, (10)
such as
Xiucai, Juren and Jinshi. Among all the Jinshi, the first one was called Zhuangyuan. Maybe it was the most exciting moment for him in his life.
