题目内容：

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

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

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

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

The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what_____I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the ______ 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 ______ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have _____with a test.

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

I stared at him _____ that his analysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head _____, 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