A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment into the outer 36 of Harvard’s president. But they were 37 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38 that the couple would finally become 　39 and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 　40 .

A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 　41 face. The lady told them, “We had a son that 　42　 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 43 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 44 a memorial (纪念物) to him, somewhere on campus.”

The president wasn’t 45 .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 46 would look like a cemetery (墓地)。”“Oh, no,” the lady 47 quickly, “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 48 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 　49 at the couple and then exclaimed,” A building! Do you have any

50 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 __51___, 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 52 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 53 their offer was turned down, Mr. And Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 54 ,a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55 about.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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阅读下面段文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train. After getting off the train, they walked without an __36__ into the outer office of Harvard’s president. So they were stopped by his secretary and kept __37__. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, __38__ that the couple would finally become disappointed and __39__. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though __40__.

A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a __41__ face. The lady told him, “We had a son that __42__ at Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was __43__ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to __44__ a memorial to him, somewhere on campus.”

The president wasn’t moved. Instead, he was __45__. “Madam,” he said, “ we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this place would look like a __46__.” “Oh, no,” the lady __47__ quickly. We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a __48__ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and __49__ at the couple and then exclaimed, “ A building! Do you have any __50__ 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 __51__ , 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 __52__? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. __53__ their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University __54__ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer __55__ about.

A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer  1of Harvard’s president. But they were  2by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them,  3that the couple would finally become  4and 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  6face. The lady told him, “We had a son that  7Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was  8here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to  9a 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   11would look like a cemetery（墓地）,” “Oh, no,” the lady  12quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a  13to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and  14at the couple and then exclaimed, ” A building! Do you have any  15how 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.  18their 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  20about.

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