다음 글에 나타난 화자의 심경으로 가장 적절한 것은?My face tu… | [9급 지방직 영어] 18년 1회차 기출문제 상세 페이지

다음 글에 나타난 화자의 심경으로 가장 적절한 것은?
My face turned white as a sheet. I looked at my watch. The tests would be almost over by now. I arrived at the testing center in an absolute panic. I tried to tell my story, but my sentences and descriptive gestures got so confused that I communicated nothing more than a very convincing version of a human tornado. In an effort to curb my distracting explanation, the proctor led me to an empty seat and put a test booklet in front of me. He looked doubtfully from me to the clock, and then he walked away. I tried desperately to make up for lost time, scrambling madly through analogies and sentence completions. "Fifteen minutes remain," the voice of doom declared from the front of the classroom. Algebraic equations, arithmetic calculations, geometric diagrams swam before my eyes. "Time! Pencils down, please."

nervous and worried

excited and cheerful

calm and determined

safe and relaxed

화자의 심경으로 가장 적절한 것은 "nervous and worried"(초조하고 걱정스러운)이다.
"My face turned white as a sheet"(얼굴이 백지장처럼 하얗게 질렸다), "in an absolute panic"(완전히 공황 상태로), "tried desperately"(필사적으로 애썼다), "the voice of doom"(파멸의 목소리) 등은 시험에 늦어 극도로 불안한 상태를 보여 준다.
"excited and cheerful"(신나고 쾌활한)은 공황 상태와 정반대이다.
"calm and determined"(침착하고 단호한)는 "absolute panic"과 맞지 않는다.
"safe and relaxed"(안전하고 느긋한)는 시간에 쫓기는 상황과 어긋난다.