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 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.

When I entered Berkeley. I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could   36 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he   37  in class.

When I took the first exam, I was   38  to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper,   39  English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained   40 .

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that   41  because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I   42  with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his   43 .

One more test before the final exam. One more   44  to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time,   45  the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my   46  did no good and everything   47  as before.

The last hurdle（障碍）was the final. No matter what   48  I got, it wouldn’t cancel C-pluses. I might as well kiss the   49  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   50  myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have   51  with a test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He   52  to be expecting me. “If I gave you the A-pluses you   53 , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”

I stared at him,   54  that his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head   55 , 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.

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When I entered Berkely, 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 A’s 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．

1． A． take                B． discuss．          C． cover                     D． get

2． A． sought              B． presented                  C． exchanged                 D． obtained

3． A． shocked                   B． worried             C． scared              D． anxious

4． A． but                B． so                 C． for                 D． or

5． A． unchanged          B． unpleasant           C． unfriendly           D． unmoved

6． A． reflected            B． meant             C． improved                  D． affected

7． A． quarreled            B． reasoned            C． bargained           D． chatted

8． A． attitude              B． mind              C． plan                D． view

9． A． choice              B． step               C． chance                    D． measure

10． A． memorized         B． considered          C． accepted           D． learned

11． A． ambition           B． confidence         C． effort                     D． method

12． A． stayed              B． went              C． worked             D． changed

13． A． grade             B． answer            C． lesson              D． comment

14． A． scholarship        B． course            C． degree              D． subject

15． A． helped            B． favored            C． treated              D． relaxed

16． A． fun              B． luck               C． problems           D． tricks

17． A． happened         B． proved             C． pretended           D． seemed

18． A． valued            B． imagined           C． expected           D． welcomed

19． A． remembering      B． guessing           C． supposing          D． realizing

20． A． out              B． over              C． on                D． off

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, for English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained __4__.

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that means __5__ school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I _6__ with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened __7_ but wouldn’t change his mind.

One more test before the final exam. One more __8_ to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, learned the meaning of the word “  9  ”. But my __10__ did no good and everything went as before.

The last hurdle was the final. No matter what grade I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the __11__ 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 __12__ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have fun with a test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He  __13__ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the grade as you expected, you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”

I stared at him, __14__ that his analysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head off, as I had never done before.

I was __15__ 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.

1．A．take                      B．discuss                C．cover                  D．get

2．A．sought                  B．presented             C．exchanged           D．obtained

3．A．shocked                B．worried               C．scared                 D．anxious

4．A．unchanged            B．unpleasant           C．unfriendly            D．unmoved

5．A．when                    B．because               C．if                        D．though

6．A．quarreled               B．reasoned              C．bargained            D．chatted

7．A．angrily                  B．patiently              C．surprisedly          D．naturally

8．A．choice                  B．step                    C．chance                D．measure

9．A．tough                    B．difficult               C．final                    D．thorough

10．A．ambition              B．confidence           C．effort                  D．method

11．A．scholarship          B．course                 C．degree                 D．subject

12．A．helped                 B．favored               C．treated                D．relaxed

13．A．happened             B．proved                C．pretended            D．seemed

14．A．remembering       B．guessing              C．supposing            D．realizing

15．A．anxious               B．touched               C．speechless           D．correct