Question

the diligent student was ______ by the classs long reading list.
1 undaunted
2 emaciated
3 venerated
4 infested

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• "undaunted" means not discouraged or intimidated. A diligent student面对 (facing) a long reading list would likely be undaunted (not daunted) by it.
• "emaciated" refers to being extremely thin (due to starvation etc.), which doesn't fit the context of a reading list.
• "venerated" means respected or admired, but the preposition "by" here doesn't fit with "venerated" in this context (we say "venerated for" or "venerated by others for...", not "venerated by a reading list").
• "infested" means invaded by pests, which is irrelevant to a reading list.

So the correct word is "undaunted".

Answer:

1. undaunted