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

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 them, “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 (墓地)。”“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

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

A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train. After getting off the train, they walked without an 1 into the outer office of Harvard’s president. So they were stopped by his secretary and kept 2. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become disappointed and 4. 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 at 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 to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved. Instead, he was 10. “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 11.” “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 Stanford University 19 after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      choice
   2. B.
      decision
   3. C.
      acquaintance
   4. D.
      appointment
2. 2.
   1. A.
      waiting
   2. B.
      standing
   3. C.
      sitting
   4. D.
      talking
3. 3.
   1. A.
      hoping
   2. B.
      finding
   3. C.
      realizing
   4. D.
      imagining
4. 4.
   1. A.
      go down
   2. B.
      go out
   3. C.
      go away
   4. D.
      go around
5. 5.
   1. A.
      hopelessly
   2. B.
      carefully
   3. C.
      unexpectedly
   4. D.
      unwillingly
6. 6.
   1. A.
      funny
   2. B.
      cold
   3. C.
      sad
   4. D.
      pleasant
7. 7.
   1. A.
      visited
   2. B.
      studied
   3. C.
      served
   4. D.
      attended
8. 8.
   1. A.
      brave
   2. B.
      proud
   3. C.
      happy
   4. D.
      clever
9. 9.
   1. A.
      set up
   2. B.
      set down
   3. C.
      set off
   4. D.
      set about
10. 10.
    1. A.
       excited
    2. B.
       shocked
    3. C.
       ashamed
    4. D.
       satisfied
11. 11.
    1. A.
       cemetery
    2. B.
       garden
    3. C.
       museum
    4. D.
       park
12. 12.
    1. A.
       expressed
    2. B.
       refused
    3. C.
       admitted
    4. D.
       explained
13. 13.
    1. A.
       yard
    2. B.
       playground
    3. C.
       square
    4. D.
       building
14. 14.
    1. A.
       shouted
    2. B.
       glanced
    3. C.
       called
    4. D.
       laughed
15. 15.
    1. A.
       idea
    2. B.
       thought
    3. C.
       opinion
    4. D.
       suggestion
16. 16.
    1. A.
       astonished
    2. B.
       interested
    3. C.
       pleased
    4. D.
       bored
17. 17.
    1. A.
       university
    2. B.
       business
    3. C.
       club
    4. D.
       department
18. 18.
    1. A.
       While
    2. B.
       Since
    3. C.
       Though
    4. D.
       Once
19. 19.
    1. A.
       looked
    2. B.
       taken
    3. C.
       followed
    4. D.
       named
20. 20.
    1. A.
       knew
    2. B.
       heard
    3. C.
       cared
    4. D.
       talked