One summer day as I was heading to the teaching building I heard someone call my name.I turned around and saw Philip，a counselor （顧問） at our admissions office （招生辦公室），standing with another young man.Philip introduced me to him，Stephen，and reminded me that Stephen would be taking one of my classes.
   Stephen looked at me.With a somewhat painful expression，he asked if my class was going to be hard and if he would be able to pass.I introduced all the things that he would be expected to learn.As we talked，I saw Stephen's eyes getting big with fear.
   I told him to do all of his assignments，and to hand them in on time.Rather than being overwhelmed （壓倒） by all of the work，I told him the most successful students made a master calendar of all the assignments so they could plan their workload.
  As the fall semester went on，I learned more of Stephen's story.It had taken him longer to finish the assignments than most young people.Family members，including his mother，kept reminding him that he was a failure.But he kept at it and didn't take them to heart.He told me that before coming to our college，no one believed he could manage it.
   Stephen didn't become an A student.Still，he managed to pass most of his courses by being in class every day，turning in all of his assignments on time and breaking down his studying into bitesized parts.By passing course after course，he began to gain a measure of selfesteem.
   On his graduation day，he walked up to me，and said， "Thank you."

（1）According to Stephen's questions to the author，we know that Stephen

A

A

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A．wasn't very confident about himself
B．didn't want to attend the author's class
C．had never been an A student
D．couldn't pass the author's exam
（2）According to the passage，the author

B

B

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A．wouldn't have met Stephen without the introduction of Philip
B．told Stephen how to deal with his studies
C．helped Stephen get an A in his class
D．didn't believe that Stephen could study in college
（3）What does the passage mainly tell us about Stephen？

A

A

A．He was an average student but hardworking.
B．He was an excellent student，but didn't have selfesteem.
C．He was a little stupid and didn't do well in school.
D．He was far from a top student because of his failure.
（4）What lesson can we learn from the passage？

B

B

A．A good beginning is half done.
B．One bite at a time.
C．Haste makes waste.
D．Look before you leap.