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.
| 小题1: | | A．take | B．discuss | C．cover | D．get |
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| 小题2: | | A．found | B．presented | C．exchanged | D．obtained |
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| 小题3: | | A．shocked | B．worried | C．scared | D．anxious |
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| 小题5: | | A．unchanged | B．unpleasant | C．unfriendly | D．unmoved |
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| 小题6: | | A．reflected | B．meant | C．improved | D．affected |
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| 小题7: | | A．quarreled | B．reasoned | C．bargained | D．chatted |
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| 小题8: | | A．attitude | B．mind | C．plan | D．view |
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| 小题9: | | A．choice | B．step | C．chance | D．measure |
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| 小题10: | | A．memorized | B．considered | C．accepted | D．learned |
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| 小题11: | | A．ambition | B．confidence | C．effort | D．method |
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| 小题12: | | A．stayed | B．went | C．worked | D．changed |
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| 小题13: | | A．grade | B．answer | C．lesson | D．comment |
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| 小题14: | | A．scholarship | B．course | C．degree | D．subject |
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| 小题15: | | A．helped | B．favored | C．treated | D．relaxed |
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| 小题16: | | A．fun | B．luck | C．problems | D．tricks |
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| 小题17: | | A．happened | B．proved | C．pretended | D．seemed |
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| 小题18: | | A．valued | B．imagined | C．expected | D．welcomed |
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| 小题19: | | A．remembering | B．guessing | C．supposing | D．realizing |
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