It is appropriate on an anniversary of the founding of a university to remind ourselves of

its purposes. It is equally appropriate at such time for students to 【C1】______ why they have been chosen to attend and to consider how they can best 【C2】______ the privilege of attending.

At the least you as students can hope to become 【C3】______ in subject matter which may be useful to you in later life. There is, 【C4】______, much more to be gained. It is now that you must learn to exercise your mind sufficiently 【C5】______ learning becomes a joy and you thereby become a student for life. 【C6】______ this may require an effort of will and a period of self-discipline. Certainly it is not 【C7】______ without hard work. Teacher scan guide and encourage you, but lemming is not done passively. To learn is your 【C8】______.

There is 【C9】______ the trained mind satisfaction to be derived from exploring the ideas of others, mastering them and evaluating them. But there is 【C10】______ level of inquiry which I hope that some of you will choose. If your study takes you to the 【C11】______ of understanding of a subject and, you have reached so far, you find that you can penetrate to 【C12】______ no one has been before, you research.

Commitment to a life of scholarship or research is 【C13】______ many other laudable goals. It is edifying, and it is a source of inner satisfaction even 【C14】______ other facets of life prove disappointing. I strongly 【C15】______ it.

【C1】______

A．count

B．reflect

C．depend

D．comment