A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment into the outer 1 of Harvard’s president. But they were 2 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become 4 and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 5 .

　　A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6 face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 7 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 8 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 9 a memorial（纪念物） to him, somewhere on campus.”

　　The president wasn’t 10 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this 11 would look like a cemetery,” “Oh, no,” the lady 12 quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 13 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 14 at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any 15 how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 16 , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 17 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 18 their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 19 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about.

　　1. A. lab B. library C. hall D. office

　　2. A. watched B. stopped C. followed D. interviewed

　　3. A. hoping B. finding C. realizing D. imagining

　　4. A. surprised B. disappointed C. worried D. troubled

　　5. A. hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpectedly D. unwillingly

　　6. A. pleasant B. funny C. cold D. sad

　　7. A. attended B. visited C. studied D. served

　　8. A. clever B. brave C. proud D. happy

　　9. A. set about B. set up C. take down D. take over

　　10. A. satisfied B. excited C. moved D. ashamed

　　11. A. house B. part C. garden D. place

　　12. A. explained B. expressed C. refused D. admitted

　　13. A. building B. yard C. playground D. square

　　14. A. laughed B. shouted C. glanced D. called

　　15. A. suggestion B. idea C. thought D. opinion

　　16. A. bored B. astonished C. interested D. pleased

　　17. A. department B. university C. business D. club

　　18. A. Once B. While C. Since D. Though

　　19. A. name B. character C. picture D. sign

　　20. A. talked B. knew C. heard D. cared

　　答案：

　　1—5DBADB 6—10CADBC 11—15DAACB 16—20DBCAD

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