how to handle the relationship with the roommates

I am a girl who is working hard to gain my master degree.One day,I found that two of my roommates were planning a research project which was aimed at gaining a financial support from a international...

Do you ever exceed the expectations?What kind is that?

I have tried hard to think what I have done exceeded the expectations.Unfortunately,I could not get one.Would you tell me your examples?Maybe I would come up with an idea...

Would anyone tell me what the exact meaning of "Shrek"

I have to confess that I do not know much about the "Shrek". The reason I fall into this category is that the pictures here are so cute.
btw,my mother language is not English...