完形填空，请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　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．

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　　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．

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完型填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　The wisdom my 77-year-old father has passed on to me came more through osmosis(潜移)than lectures．My dad's 　　1　　 shines through all．my life．

　　Old age hasn't 　　2　　 him, mainly because he doesn't think almost-80 is old．He had ever trained for a charity 　　3　　 across the Hudson River in New York．He wore his custom? fitted diving suit, but he still got so 　　4　　 We warmed him and wrapped him in a sleeping bag．"Oh, 　　5　　．it isn't that bad, " he'd say, "I am fine．" He always is．He did 　　6　　 the Hudson swim a month later．

　　If you ask my father whether or not his life has been hard, he will styhe is 　　7　　．He means the kind of happiness that comes from 　　8　　 a well-cooked family meal, taking a good long run or growing a perfect tomato．．Did I mention that he used to nm marathons before his knee replacement surgery? He's the only one 　　9　　 convinced me I could do it, too．"Anyone can run a marathon, " he said, " 　　10　　 you keep training"．

　　My father was born in 1933．His childhood took a 　　11　　 at the beginning of World War It．His father j6ined the French Army and was 　　12　　 by the Germans and spent the war in a prison camp．My dad and his mother and sister were shipped off to New Jersey to live with relatives．His mother 　　13　　 depression, and Dad went to a boarding school in New England from the sixth grade on．Yet in all Dad's dinner table 　　14　　 , there have been many times when he turned them into 　　15　　 stories．

　　After a family dinner the other night, my father advised us to try the skydiving 　　16　　"Sixty-five seconds of free falling, " he said．"I 　　17　　 it．I should have been a paratiooper(伞兵)"!

　　He loves getting cards in the mail, and usually I'm 　　18　　 , so instead I call him on Father Day．But this year I've 　　19　　 to be early for once．’I want to let him know how much he 　　20　　 to me．

　　Dad, thank you-for all of it and mostly for your long faith that everything will be OK．

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