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

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

The president wasn’t . 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 would look like a cemetery(墓地),” “Oh, no,” the lady quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and at the couple and then exclaimed, ” A building! Do you have any 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 , 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 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. their offer was turned down. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer about.

1.A.lab B.libraryC.hall D.office

2.A.watchedB.stoppedC.followedD.interviewed

3.A.hopingB.findingC.realizingD.imagining

4.A.surprisedB.disappointedC.worried D.troubled

5.A.hopelessly B.carefullyC.unexpectedlyD.unwillingly

6.A.pleasantB.funnyC.cold D.sad

7.A.attendedB.visitedC.studied D.served

8.A.clever B.brave C.proudD.happy

9.A.set aboutB.set upC.take downD.take over

10.A.satisfied B.excitedC.movedD.ashamed

11.A.houseB.part C.garden D.place

12.A.explainedB.expressedC.refusedD.admitted

13.A.building B.yardC.playgroundD.square

14.A.laughedB.shoutedC.glancedD.called

15.A.suggestionB.ideaC.thoughtD.opinion

16.A.boredB.astonished C.interested D.pleased

17.A.departmentB.university C.businessD.club

18.A.OnceB.WhileC.Since D.Though

19.A.nameB.characterC.pictureD.sign

20.A.talkedB.knewC.heardD.cared

 

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