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| A middle-aged woman in an old dress stepped hesitantly without an appointment into the president of Harvard University's outer office. The secretary could immediately _1_ that such a hick(乡下人) had no 2 at Harvard. "I want to see the president", she said softly. "He'll be_3_ all day," the secretary snapped. "I'll wait, " the woman replied. For hours, the secretary _4_her, hoping that she would finally become _5 and go away. She didn't. And the secretary finally had to disturb the president. The president _6_ appeared toward her. The woman told him, "I had a son that _7_ Harvard for one year but was accidentally killed. And I would like to put up a _8 for him, somewhere on campus". The president wasn't 9 but annoyed. "Madam," he said, "We can't put up a _10_ for every person who attended Harvard and _11_. If we did, this place would look like a cemetery(墓地)". "Oh, no," the woman explained 12 ," I don't want to erect a statue. I would like to give a building to Harvard." 13 at the old dress, the president _14 , "A building! Do you have any 15 idea how much a building costs? We have over eight million dollars in the physical(物质的) costs at Harvard". For a moment the woman was _16_. The president was pleased. He could get rid of her now. "Is that all it costs to start a _17_?" and then the woman asked quietly._18_ that Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where she _19_ the university that bears her _20_, a memorial to her son that Harvard no longer cared about. | ||||
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 Once a farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a(n) 1 advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. 2 he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a sudden pull on his trousers.He_3_down into the eyes of a little boy. "Mister, "he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies." "Well, "said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his 4 , "these puppies come from fine parents and 5 a good deal of money." The boy 6 his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of 7 and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirtynine cents. Is that enough to take a look?" "Sure, "said the farmer. And with that he 8 a whistle, "Here, Dolly!"he called. 9 from the doghouse and down the road ran Dolly 10 by four little balls of fur. As the dogs made their 11 to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse. 12 another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. The little pup began walking unsteadily toward the others, d oing its best to 13 . "I want that one, "the little boy said, 14 at the runt (矮个子). The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you 15 want that puppy. He will never be able to 16 and play with you as other dogs would." With that the little boy 17 back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his 18 . In doing so he showed a steel brace(支柱) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a 19 made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see, sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands." The 20 is full of people who need someone who understands. | ||||
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