阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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(呼喊), “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. Since their offer was
, Mr and Mrs Stanford traveled to California
they founded the University that bears their
, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.
小题1: | A.lab | B.library | C.hall | D.office |
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小题2: | A.watched | B.stopped | C.followed | D.interviewed |
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小题3: | A.hoping | B.finding | C.realizing | D.imaging |
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小题4: | A.surprised | B.disappointed | C.worried | D.troubled |
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小题5: | A.hopelessly | B.carefully | C.unexpected | D.unwillingly |
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小题6: | A.pleasant | B.funny | C.cold | D.sad |
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小题7: | A.attended | B.visited | C.studied | D.served |
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小题8: | A.clever | B.brave | C.proud | D.happy |
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小题9: | A.set about | B.set up | C.take down | D.take over |
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小题10: | A.satisfied | B.excited | C.moved | D.ashamed |
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小题11: | A.house | B.part | C.garden | D.place |
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小题12: | A.explained | B.expressed | C.refused | D.admitted |
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小题13: | A.building | B.yard | C.playground | D.square |
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小题14: | A.laughed | B.shouted | C.glanced | D.called |
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小题15: | A.suggestion | B.idea | C.thought | D.opinion |
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小题16: | A.bored | B.astonished | C.interested | D.pleased |
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小题17: | A.department | B.university | C.business | D.club |
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小题18: | A.turned in | B.turned up | C.turned down | D.turned out |
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小题19: | A.which | B.that | C.where | D.when |
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小题20: | A.name | B.character | C.picture | D.sign |
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