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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

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