单项选择题

In our system of education today, examinations are a common feature. Our present education system has often been criticized as too examination-oriented. However, one must remember that in offices and other areas of work, examinations still feature clearly. There is no doubt that the fear and influence of examination cause much preparation work. So it therefore appears that examinations whether considered good or bad would stay for a while as a test of human knowledge.
Examinations are meant to test the intellect of a person, how much he knows or how he has learnt from a particular course. It is designed to make students study, which should be their immediate mission in life. In our competitive world of today, examinations have a highly selecting or faltering role. In the university, students have to pass annual examinations before they are allowed to continue, or study a harder syllabus. Moreover, for entrance into a university, pre-university examination resnlts would provide a guide as to whether a student has the minimum qualifications necessary..
In offices whether government or private ones, examination results show clearly whether a person is fit for promotion. The results indicate how much he knows about the work.
In all these eases, examinations inculcate a spirit of hard work and competition. Students or office workers can refresh their mind again and again on what they have learnt. This maintains a certain individual and over all standard of know ledge.
Which of the following is true