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When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight-A student，I believed I could l6 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he l7 in class．
When I took the first exam，I was l8 to find a 77，C-plus, on my test paper,19 English was my best subject，I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 20．
I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 21 because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77，Again，I 22 with Professor Jayne．Again，he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 23．
One more test before the final exam．One more 24 to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts and for the first time 25 the meaning of the word "thorough”. But my 26 did no good and everything 27 as before.
The last hurdle(障碍)was the final．No matter what 28 I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the 29 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 30 myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I'd have 31 with a test．
A Week later．I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He 32 to be expecting me．“If I gave you the As you 33，you wouldn’t continue to work as hard．’’
I stared at him，34 that his analysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head 35, 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．
16．A．take B．discuss C．cover D．get
17．A．sought B．presented C．exchanged D．obtained
18．A．shocked B．worried C．scared D．anxious
19．A．but B．so C．for D．or
20．A．unchanged B．unpleasant C．unfriendly D．unmoved
21．A．reflected B． meant C．improved D．affected
22．A．quarreled B．reasoned C．bargained D．chatted
23．A．attitude B．mind C．plan D．view
24．A．choice B．step C．chance D．measure
25．A．memorized B．considered C．accepted D．1earned
26．A．ambition B．confidence C．effort D．method
27．A．stayed B．went C．worked D．changed
28．A．grade B．answer C．lesson D．comment
29．A．scholarship B．course C．degree D．subject
30．A．helped B．favored C．treated D．relaxed
31．A．fun B．luck C．problems D．tricks
32．A．happened B．proved C．pretended D．seemed
33．A．valued B．imagined C．expected D．welcomed
34．A．remembering B．guessing C．supposing D．realizing
35．A．out B．over C．on D．off
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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 three 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 As you 53，you wouldn’t continue to work as hard．
I stared at him，54 that his analysis and strategy 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．
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．1earned
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
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| "Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you can 1 , one day something good will happen. And you'll 2 that it wouldn't have happened if not for that 3 disappointment." Mother was 4 , as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a job in 5 , then work my way up to sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭便车) to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station-and got 6 every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't risk 7 inexperienced people. "Go out in the sticks and find a small station that'll give you a 8 ," she said. I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and 9 a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I 10 . The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn't hired. My disappointment 11 have shown. "Everything happens for the 12 ," Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car for job hunting. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired a(n) 13 . As I left his office, my 14 boiled over. I asked a1oud," 15 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" I was waiting for the elevator 16 I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?" Then he let me stand 17 a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary 18 . On my way home, as I had many times 19 my graduation, I thought of my mother's words. I often wonder what 20 my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward. | ||||
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