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完形填空（共20小题;每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

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____ 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 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．

1.                A．choice         B．decision        C．acquaintance  D．appointment

 

2.                A．waiting         B．standing        C．sitting    D．talking

 

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

 

4.                A．go down        B．go out          C．go away  D．go around

 

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．set down  D．set off

 

10.               A．satisfied        B．excited         C．shocked   D．ashamed

 

11.               A．park           B．cemetery       C．garden    D．museum

 

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．named         B．looked         C．taken D．followed

 

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