Ⅲ.综合运用

Some Weird Questions Are Asked in Oxbridge Interviews Every Year

My sister Jen had her first Oxford interview last year.When she e__1__the waiting room,she found that there was only a chair in the room.On the chair,there was a large fork.Jen had heard about the strange things that h__2__in Oxbridge interviews,and she thought that this was part of a test.She thought about what to do for a long time,and she just couldn't decide w__3__to move the fork or not.In the end,she sat uncomfortably on the edge of the chair！

Applicants must be p__4__for the unexpected in Oxbridge interviews.Jen was given a monkey skull and asked to talk about it in the interview.It seemed d__5__for her at first.But she soon calmed down,started thinking,and realized that there was plenty to talk about.

Applicants also have to face c__6__in Oxbridge interviews.In her final interview，when Jen was arguing in favor of animal testing，a professor reminded her that she was a vegetarian（素食主义者）.This made what Jen was saying less believable.Jen was upset when she left the room，but she was also excited to have been challenged.

Oxbridge interviews are designed not only to find out what you think,but also how you think.And there are no s__7__answers.Jen passed the interview in the end.When I asked her how to pass the interview,she said,“Don't be afraid,and always be prepared for the unexpected！”

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