When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could 1 tough subjects and really learn something．One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he 2 in class．
When I took the first exam, I was 3 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 4 English was my best subject, I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 5 ．
I decided to try harder, although I didn't know what that 6 because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77, Again, I 7 with Professor Jayne．Again, he listened patiently but wouldn't change his 8 ．
One more test before the final exam．One more 9 to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts and for the first time 10 the meaning of the word "thorough”．But my 11 did no good and everything 12 as before．
The last hurdle(障碍)was the final．No matter what 13 I got, it wouldn't cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the 14 goodbye．
I stopped working hard．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final, I even 15 myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I'd have 16 with a test．
A Week later．I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office．He 17 to be expecting me．“If I gave you the As you 18 , you wouldn't continue to work as hard．''
I stared at him, 19 that his analysis and strategy were correct．I had worked my head 20 , as I had never done before．
I was speechless when my course grade arrived：A-Plus．It was the only A-plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence．
When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could 1 tough subjects and really learn something．One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he 2 in class．
When I took the first exam, I was 3 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 4 English was my best subject．I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 5 ．
I decided to try harder, although I didn't know what that 6 because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77．Again, I 7 with Professor Jayne．Again, he listened patiently but wouldn't change his 8 ．
One more test before the final exam．One more 9 to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, 10 the meaning of the word "thorough"．But my 11 did no good and everything 12 as before．
The last hurdle was the final．No matter what 13 I got, it wouldn't cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the 14 goodbye．
I stopped working hard．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final, I even 15 myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I'd have 16 with a test．
A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office．He 17 to be expecting me, "If I gave you the A as you 18 , you wouldn't continue to work as hard．"
I stared at him, 19 that his analysis and strategy were correct, I had worked my head 20 , as I had never done before．
I was speechless, when my course grade arrived：A-plus．It was the only A-plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson：You alone must set your own standard of excellence．
When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight-A student(优等生), I believed I could 1 tough(＝hard)subjects and really learn something．One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he 2 in class．
When I took the first exam, I was 3 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 4 English was my best subject．I went to reason with Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 5 ．
I decided to try harder, although I didn't know what that 6 because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77．Again, I 7 with Professor Jayne．Again, he listened patiently but wouldn't change his 8 ．
One more test before the final exam．One more 9 to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts(加倍努力)and, for the first time, 10 the meaning of the word "thorough"(彻底的)．But my 11 did no good and everything 12 as before．
The last hurdle(障碍)was the final．No matter what 13 I got, it wouldn't cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the 14 goodbye．
I stopped working hard．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final, I even 15 myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I'd have 16 with a test．
A week later, I was surprised to find I got anA．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office．He 17 to be expecting me．"If I gave you the As you 18 , you wouldn't continue to work as hard．"
I stared at him, 19 that his analysis and strategy(策略)were correct．I had worked my head 20 , as I had never done before．
I was speechless when my course grade arrived：A-plus．It was the only A-plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence．
I ran into a stranger as he passed by．“I’m so sorry!” was my reply．Then he said, “Excuse me too…I wasn’t even watching for you．” We were very 1 , this stranger and I．Then we went on our way after 2 goodbye．
But at 3 , a different story is told．How we treat our loved ones, young and old．Later in the kitchen, as I 4 the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still．When I turned, I nearly knocked her down．“Get out of the way!” I 5 with a frown(皱眉)．She stepped away silently, with her little heart 6 ．I didn’t realize how rude I had been．
That night, when I lay 7 in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 8 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite…Go and look around on the 9 floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the door．Those are the flowers she brought for you．She picked 10 up－pink, yellow, and your favorite blue．She stood there quietly and you never saw the tears in her 11 ”．
By this time, I felt sad and my own tears began to fall．I quietly went and knelt(跪)by her 12 ．“Wake up, my sweetheart,” I said．“Are these the flowers you 13 for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I wrapped them in a napkin(纸巾), just for you．I knew you’d like them, especially the 14 ．” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today…And I 15 have shouted at you that way…”
16 , she said in a soft voice, “Mommy, that’s OK…I still love you anyway．” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers．”
Do you know that：if you die tomorrow, the 17 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days．But the family you leave 18 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives．And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 19 than into our families－an unwise investment(投资)indeed．
Remember that 20 ＝(F)ATHER＋(A)ND＋(M)OTHER＋(I)＋(L)OVE＋(Y)OU．
When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could 1 tough subjects and really learn something．One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he 2 in class．
When I took the first exam, I was 3 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 4 English was my best subject．I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 5 ．
I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 6 because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77．Again, I 7 with Professor Jayne．Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 8 ．
One more test before the final exam．One more 9 to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time． 10 The meaning of the word “thorough”．But my 11 did no good and everything 12 as before．
The last hurdle(障碍)was the final．No matter what 13 I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the 14 goodbye．
I stopped working head．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final, I even 15 myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I’d have 16 with a test．
A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into professor Jayne’s office．He 17 to be expecting me．“If I gave you the As you 18 , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard．”
I stared at him． 19 That his analysis and strategy(策略)were correct．I had worked my head 20 , as I had never done before．
I was speechless when my course grade arrived：A-plus．It was the only A-plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence．