Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Choosing who you believe in can change your life.In high school,I wanted to be a social worker like my sister Lynn.I wanted to help people to make a difference in their lives what she was doing .I knew I had work to do because I hadn't really applied maself in high school.But I was looking ahead to my future,and I knew that if I really to do this,I was going to need help.I made an appointment to see a guidance counselor,Mr.Shaw.He listened to me and then looked back at me in disbelief.“You're not college material,”he said clesrly and deliberately.My heart stopped,frozen in the moment of those icy words.My parents,however,found a small college whose financial status would permit anyone with a pulse to attend.at the college,Mr.Shaw's resounding words came back to me time and again.I began to believe him,so much so that I was failing tests—even at this college.I gave up and moved home,starting to work part time.Maybe college wasn't for me.But deep down in my heart,I knew I truly wanted to be a social worker,and that would require a college degree.No getting around it.With all the courage I could pluck up,I enrolled in a community college nearby and took one course in their night school.I was shocked when I received my grade.I got an A.Maybe it was a mistake! I took another course,and I got another A.Things were turning around, and I needed guidance.I made an appointment to see Dr.Sarah Cohen,one of my professors,who gave me a different message.She told me that I was doing very well by all standards.She also said that I was bright and could do anything I put my mind to.I felt empowered and eventually graduated from that college with honors.Then I went on to earn my B.A and M.A in psychology from New York University,the very same degrees Mr.Shaw held. When the author got his first A at the community college,he was().
A. doubtful
B. excited
C. confident
D. indifferent