A lady in an old cotton dress and her husband, dressed in an old suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked into the president of Harvard’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such country people had no business at Harvard. She frowned. “We want to see the president,” the man said softly.  “He’ll be busy all day,” the secretary said coldly. “We’ll wait,” the lady replied.

For hours, the secretary didn’t talk to them, hoping that the couple would finally become tired and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary finally decided to disturb the president. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they’ll leave,” she told him. He frowned too. Someone of his importance didn’t have the time to spend with nobodies.

The president walked toward them unwillingly. The lady told him, “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and was very happy here. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to set up a memorial(纪念碑) to him somewhere on campus. ” The president was so surprised that he shouted sharply, “We can’t put up a statue(塑像) for every person who attended Harvard and died, this place would look like a cemetery.

“Oh, no” the lady explained, “We don’t want to build a statue. We thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at their plain clothes, and said with surprise, “A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? The physical building at Harvard cost seven million and a half.”

For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a university?” Her husband nodded(点头). Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they set up the university with their name -------a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.

You can easily judge(判断) others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.

46. What did the old couple go to Harvard for?

A. They wanted to see their son.

B. They had an important meeting

C. They went to Harvard just to see start a university

D. They wanted to meet the president of Harvard.

47. Why didn’t the president come out to meet the couple?

A. He was really busy at that time.

B. The secretary didn’t allow the couple to meet the president.

C. He was important and didn’t have time for unimportant people.

D. He had an important friend to meet and had to spend some time together.

48. From the passage, we can know ______.

A. the old couple were in fact rich people

B. the secretary was afraid of the old couple

C. the old couple’s son was killed in Harvard

D. the president of Harvard was kind and patient to anyone

49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. the old couple set up their own university.

B. the old couple set up a memorial to their son

C. the old couple gave a building to Harvard.

D. Giving a building to Harvard was easy and cheap at that time.

50. The best title of the passage is “______”.

A. Never Judge a Book by Its Cover     B. How the Stanford Was Built 

C.A Visit to Harvard University        D. A Strange Old Couple

A farmer who lived in a small village had a bad pain（痛） in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer decided that he would go to see a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly（小气） person, he thought he would find out how much he would have to pay（付钱） the doctor. He was told that a sick person had to pay three pounds（英镑） for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, and then he decided to go to the doctor in the town.

As he came into the doctor’s room, he said, “Good morning, doctor. Here I am again.” The doctor was a little surprised. He asked him a few questions, checked his chest and then took the pound which the farmer insisted on（坚持） giving him. Then the doctor said with a smile, “Well, sir, there’s nothing new. Please go on taking the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me.”

(　 ) 1.Why did the farmer decide to go to see a doctor in the town?

A .Because the doctor in the village had been unable to save him.

B. Because he had a fever.

C. Because he had a pain in the head.

D. Because the pain in his chest didn’t seem to get better.

(　 ) 2. How many pounds did a sick person have to pay the doctor in the town for two visits?

A. Four.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Three.　　　　　　　　　 C. One.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Two.

(　 ) 3.Where did the doctor check the farmer?

A. In the village.　　　　 B. On the farm.　　　 C. At the doctor’s.　　 D. In the city.

(　 ) 4.What did the farmer give the doctor?

A. Some medicine.　　 B. Nothing.　　　　　　　　 C. Smile.　　　　　　　 D. A pound.

(　 ) 5.The doctor asked the farmer _______.

A. something new about his illness　　　　　　 B. to go on taking the same medicine

C. to come again　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to give him some more pounds

Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “You won’t be a real man until you begin to  1  helping others.”

One morning, his parents gave him some money to  2  some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very sick. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”

The old man answered, “I’m 3 . I haven’t had any food for two days.”

At the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the 4 .”

When they got there, Bill asked the 5 to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 6 the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for giving you too much  7 . I’m fine now. I’ll   8 forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”

Bill was 9 when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned  10  that he food was free because it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer that day.

1.                A．think about      B．depend on      C．give up   D．go on

2.                A．lend           B．buy            C．drink D．borrow

3.                A．full            B．thirsty          C．hungry   D．dirty

4.                A．bank           B．library          C．hospital   D．restaurant

5.                A．waiter          B．cook           C．manager  D．boss

6.                A．sent out        B．got down        C．gave back D．took away

7.                A．excuse         B．money         C．trouble   D．difficulty

8.                A．never          B．always          C．usually   D．sometimes

9.                A．nervous        B．pleased         C．sorry D．shy

10.               A．surprisingly     B．angrily         C．unhappily  D．easily

On a cold winter afternoon．Susan was walking home from a supermarket．She was feeling a little tired，as she was carrying her shopping bags．They were so heavy that she decided to have a rest in the park．She walked towards the gate of the park．She noticed a poor man walking out of a restaurant in front of her．The man was holding a paper bag．He walked to a rubbish bin（箱）and started looking through it．

Susan suddenly felt sad．She knew this man would take all that he could get，so she went up to him and gave him some fruit．The man looked up in surprise and took what she gave him．

A big smile appeared on his face and she felt very happy．Then he said，"Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich，then the orange juice，and now some delicious fruit．This is my daughter's lucky day．Thank you，girl．"Then he went away，singing a song．

Just then，Susan understood what the saying "Giving is getting" really meant．Everyone in the world needs help; everyone can offer help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness．

Giving sometimes doesn't cost much，but it means a lot to the people who you help．The man's happiness at that moment comes into Susan's mind every time she has the chance to help others．

1．Susan felt a little tired because she_______．

A．walked so fast                          B．looked through a rubbish bin

C．felt cold                                D．carried heavy shopping bags

2．The poor man felt _______when Susan gave him some fruit．

A．sad                B．surprised         C．interested          D．kind

3．The poor man's daughter couldn't get _______ that day．

A．orange juice        B．some fruit          C．a new coat         D．a sandwich

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The poor man had no money to buy food for his daughter．

B．It was the poor man's daughter's birthday．

C．The poor man asked Susan for some fruit． 

D．The poor man's daughter was ill．

5．The passage mainly tells us that _______

A．giving means taking                       B．giving is getting

C．we shouldn't look through rubbish bins               D．we should give others fruit