In 1941 when Anti-Japanese War was still going on, Xiamen University that Ma Zuzhao aimed to
enter moved to the west of Fujian Province.He had to hurry there to__1__the 2-day entrance
examinations. The last__2__was a test in the Chinese language and literature.__3__ Ma fell victim to
malaria (患疟疾) and ran a fever when he was__4__the requiredcomposition, then he broke into sweat
__5__with fingers darkened.He was about to collapse when a__6__voice showed him concern, "Boy, it
__7__you are ill. Keep calm. If you can bring your fever down, I'll delay the time__8__for you.It was the
slender proctor(监考老师) in blue silk robe who had found his situation and came__9__to him.He told a
servant to fetch a towel and a glass of warm water for Ma, and he said again, "__10__you can resist the
fever, you'll __11__hold out." __12__by those remarks, Ma got his spirits__13__. Wiping off sweat from
his brows, he took two or three pills of quinine (硅宁药片) from his__14__and swallowed them. A few
minutes later he succeeded in shaking off the fever and continued his work. At that time the classroom was
left__35__except Ma and the proctor, who__16__him, "Keep on your work__17__I'll be with you."
Time went on without anybody noticing it.Eventually Ma handed in his paper. He gave a deep__18__to
the proctor to show his heartfelt gratitude. The latter smiled accepting his thanks, "You're strong－minded,
young man. You've proved to be able to be get over__19__". Not until he was admitted to the university
did he get to__20__the proctor was none other than Prof. Liu Tianyu, dean of the college of arts, a very
learned scholar.