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A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment into the outer 36 of Harvard’s president. But they were 37 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38 that the couple would finally become 39 and go away. 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 them, “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 45 .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 46 would look like a cemetery (墓地)。”“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 the University that bears their 54 ,a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55 about.
36．A．lab B．library C．hall D．office
37．A．watched B．stopped C．followed D．interviewed
38．A．hoping B．finding C．realizing D．imagining
39．A．surprised B．disappointed C．worried D．troubled
40．A．hopelessly B．carefully C．unexpectedly D．unwillingly
41．A．pleasant B．funny C．cold D．sad
42．A．attended B．visited C．studied D．served
43．A．clever B．brave C．proud D．happy
44．A．set about B．set up C．take down D．take over
45．A．satisfied B．excited C．moved D．ashamed
46．A．house B．part C．garden D．place
47．A．explained B．expressed C．refused D．admitted
48．A．building B．yard C．playground D．square
49．A．laughed B．shouted C．glanced D．called
50．A．suggestion B．idea C．thought D．opinion
51．A．bored B．astonished C．interested D．pleased
52．A．department B．university C．business D．club
53．A．Once B．While C．Since D．Though
54．A．name B．character C．picture D．sign
55．A．talked B．knew C．heard D．cared
With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction(拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety-two. ___1___ the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. So the bank had __2___ the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.
___3____ the past several weeks, she had managed to save $ 100 in order to bid on the ___4___. Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the ___5___ moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had ___6___, some from far away.
As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt. She held her___7___ tightly and listened. The first bid was $ 50. She was ___8___. It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding ___9___ $ 85. Sally cried out “$100!” For a moment there was silence. Hope ___10___ her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how __11__ her grandmother would have been with her ___12___.
Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$ 125!” She had lost her ___13___. Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people ___14___be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $ 500 to a complete ___15___.
After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some ___16___. Someone else got it.” She said. A hand-written ___17___ was pinned to the quilt, which read:
Dear Madam,
I noticed you ___18___ the quilt. Clearly, it was ___19___ to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who ___20___ to cross your path.
1. A Naturally B. Unfortunately C. Luckily D. Strangely
2. A forbidden B. waited C. expected D. forced
3. A With B. At C. By D. Over
4. A house B. pillow C. furniture D. quilt
5. A strange B. necessary C. big D. curious
6. A turned out B. turned up C. turned back D. turned on
7. A picture B. book C. purse D. quilt
8. A shocked B. worried C. calm D. excited
9. A. rose B. reached C. climbed D. won
10. A. told B. helped C. filled D. gave
11. A. pleased B. anxious C. angry D. familiar
12. A. at this moment B. ever since C. long before D. soon after
13. A. chance B. method C. thought D. fortune
14. A. could B. might C. must D. would
15. A. relative B. customer C. friend D. stranger
16. A. mistake B. fun C. secret D. reason
17. A. check B. wallet C. address D. note
18. A. holding B. touching C. watching D. admiring
19 A. wonderful B. precious C. pretty D. various
20. A. used B. stops C. comes D. happens
___3____ the past several weeks, she had managed to save $ 100 in order to bid on the ___4___. Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the ___5___ moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had ___6___, some from far away.
As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt. She held her___7___ tightly and listened. The first bid was $ 50. She was ___8___. It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding ___9___ $ 85. Sally cried out “$100!” For a moment there was silence. Hope ___10___ her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how __11__ her grandmother would have been with her ___12___.
Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$ 125!” She had lost her ___13___. Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people ___14___be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $ 500 to a complete ___15___.
After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some ___16___. Someone else got it.” She said. A hand-written ___17___ was pinned to the quilt, which read:
Dear Madam,
I noticed you ___18___ the quilt. Clearly, it was ___19___ to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who ___20___ to cross your path.
1. A Naturally B. Unfortunately C. Luckily D. Strangely
2. A forbidden B. waited C. expected D. forced
3. A With B. At C. By D. Over
4. A house B. pillow C. furniture D. quilt
5. A strange B. necessary C. big D. curious
6. A turned out B. turned up C. turned back D. turned on
7. A picture B. book C. purse D. quilt
8. A shocked B. worried C. calm D. excited
9. A. rose B. reached C. climbed D. won
10. A. told B. helped C. filled D. gave
11. A. pleased B. anxious C. angry D.&nbstp; familiar
12. A. at this moment B. ever since C. long before D. soon after
13. A. chance B. method C. thought D. fortune
14. A. could B. might C. must D. would
15. A. relative B. customer C. friend D. stranger
16. A. mistake B. fun C. secret D. reason
17. A. check B. wallet C. address D. note
18. A. holding B. touching C. watching D. admiring
19 A. wonderful B. precious C. pretty D. various
20. A. used B. stops C. comes D. happens
Charlie was a rich boy who had more toys than you could imagine. His family had a lot of money, and 1 he liked something, they would buy it for him. Then, he had no idea what things cost, and wouldn't 2 to take care of what he had. Nor did he realise how difficult it was for other children to get toys like the ones he had.
A time came, though, when he was 3 used to all his toys and various stuff that he began to want something 4 . One of his uncles found a fine horse and he gave it to Charlie. Charlie was very 5 at having a horse. He had never got something like that before.
However, he 6 the horse just as badly as he did all his other toys, and it soon started looking 7 . For the first time in his life Charlie became truly 8 . He loved the horse, and the fact that his family had offered to exchange it for a new one meant nothing to him. One day, while in the countryside, he saw a girl with a horse. The girl looked very poor, but the horse seemed happy and looked great.
Wondering how she had 9 this, Charlie secretly followed her, watching everything she did. First he followed them through the forest, where he saw that she never used the whip, and never 10 the horse. Then they came to the stable, and 11 they arrived the girl fed and watered the horse. Then she carefully groomed (照顾) it. Charlie was surprised. This was the 12 of what Charlie had done to his horse.
Charlie wanted to 13 and become like the girl. As no one had shown him how to do this, he 14 to her and asked her to teach him how to look after his horse. After her initial surprise, she happily 15 . With her he learned how to 16 care and effort into things. He learned that he could be much 17 with only a few special things that you truly 18 , than with thousands of toys that were only good for a short time and were then 19 aside. When the horse finally 20 all its strength and health, Charlie was happy that his effort had been worthwhile.
1. A．whichever B．whenever C．whatever D．however
2. A．refuse B．bother C．obey D．hesitate
3. A．so B．as C．quite D．very
4. A．usual B．different C．right D．expensive
5. A．excited B．interested C．annoyed D．hopeful
6. A．operated B．commanded C．trained D．treated
7. A．tired B．puzzled C．grateful D．sick
8. A．worried B．patient C．ashamed D．doubtful
9. A．controlled B．learned C．managed D．prepared
10. A．scratched B．hit C．broke D．damaged
11. A．even if B．every time C．now that D．soon after
12. A．glory B．devotion C．opposite D．assumption
13. A．change B．continue C．inspect D．overcome
14. A．got over B．turned over C．took over D．went over
15. A．agreed B．received C．adopted D．responded
16. A．give B．put C．spend D．take
17. A．stringer B．higher C．happier D．smarter
18. A．cared for B．cut down C．poured into D．looked up
19. A．picked B．dropped C．passed D．thrown
20. A．relieved B．recovered C．lost D．grasped
It was raining. I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee. 36 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 37 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 38 their souls belonged to the 39 .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 40 in front of it. “ I’m Steve, ” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “ I can’t talk with you. I’m 41 ,” he said. He was chatting online and, 42 , he was playing a computer game –a war game. I was 43 .
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 44 to speak to that computer geek（怪人）, 45 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction（反应）. I was 46 . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout “ 47 ! ”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the cafe were looking at me. I 48 , and saw nobody showed any interest.
49 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 50 having a relationship with the 51 , particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to 52 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 53 with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even 54 that the coffee was bad, 55 Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
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