答案：　in

　　Ⅱ.完成句子

　　1．我读了一部由高级教授改编的小说。

　　 I read a novel______________by a______________.

　　答案：　adapted ；superior professor

　　2．我有个问题想问，但又不好意思。

　　I have a question to ask but I______________him.

　　答案：　hesitated to ask

　　3．因为我怕我会出错，并且他高高在上，恐怕他会看不起我这个穷酸的学生。

　　Because I was afraid that I might be______________and that he was so ______________that he would ______________such a shabby student.

　　答案：　mistaken；upper；overlook

　　4．但是，我后来发现，他非同寻常。我们就像熟人一样进行了交谈。

　　But as I found later，______________.We talked as if we had been acquaintances.

　　答案：　he was extraordinary

　　5．我认为他是一位值得尊敬的著名教授。

　　I believed that he was a______________.

　　答案：　famous and respectable professor

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　When I entered Berkeley，I hoped to earn a scholarship.Having been a Straight­A 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，C­plus，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 C­pluses.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.