One summer day as I was heading to the teaching building I heard someone call my name. I turned around and I saw Philip ,a counselor(顾问) at our admissions office(招生办公室)， 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(压倒) 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 all of his courses by being in class every day, turning in all of his assignments on time and breaking down his study into bite-sized parts. By passing course after course he began to gain a measure of self-esteem.
On his graduation day, he walked up to me, and said “Thank you.”
67. According to Stephen’s questions to the author, we know that Stephen_________．
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.
68. Compared with other students, Stephen____________.
A. arranged his workload better.
B. failed fewer times than them.
C. spent more time on study.
D. handed his work earlier.
69. According to the passage, the author__________.
A. wouldn’t have met Stephen without the introduction of Philip
B. told Stephen how to deal with his study.
C. helped Stephen to get an A in his class.
D. didn’t believe that Stephen could study in college
70. What lesson can we learn from the passage?
A. A good beginning is a half done.
B. One bite at a time
C. Haste(n.急速) makes waste
D. Look before you leap(v. 跳).