fail... nah not here

So this is the last week of classes before the final exams, so the pressure is up, but I should say it is without warrant. I have heard that from the people that write the test that the upper management has decreed that there should be no way for the student to miss more than 3 of the 10 grammar questions. So 70% of the questions are basically given. I have included a sample question from the exam for you to try and guess. Now these are students that have been "studying" English for the last 8 months 4 hours every day. I would think that the level would be a bit more elevated than this, but then again it is the oil that talks here.

In cities, people are always ____________ a hurry.

A) on
B) in
C) for
D) at

Now if that doesn't make you sad and realize that all the complaining about failing schools and stupid Americans is sadly misplaced then I dont know what to say. Makes me feel a bit like I have been wasting my time. Is it so much to ask that people be held to high yet achievable standards? Is that too much?