1、完形填空练习(八十二)A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment (预约) into the outer 1 of Harvards president. But they were 2 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become 4 and go away.
2、 But they didnt. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 5 .A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6 face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 7 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 8 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally kill
3、ed. My husband and I would like to 9 a memorial (纪念物) to him, somewhere on campus.”The president wasnt 10 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we cant put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this 11 would look like a cemetery (墓地),” “Oh, no,” the lady 12
4、 quickly. “We dont want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 13 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 14 at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any 15 how much a building costs? We have spent over 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady
5、 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 dont we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 18 their offer was turned down. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California wher
6、e they founded the University that bears their 19 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about.1. A. labB. libraryC. hallD. office2. A. watchedB. stoppedC. followedD. interviewed3. A. pingB. findingC. realizingD. imagining4. A. surprisedB. disappointedC. worriedD. troubled5. A. hopelesslyB.
7、 carefullyC. unexpectedlyD. unwillingly6. A. pleasantB. funnyC. coldD. sad7. A. attendedB. visitedC. studiedD. served8. A. cleverB. braveC. proudD. happy9. A. set aboutB. set upC. take downD. take over10. A. satisfiedB. excitedC. movedD. ashamed11. A. houseB. partC. gardenD. place12. A. explainedB.
8、expressedC. refusedD. admitted13. A. buildingB. yardC. playgroundD. square14. A. laughedB. shoutedC. glancedD. called15. A. suggestionB. ideaC. thoughtD. opinion16. A. boredB. astonishedC. interestedD. pleased17. A. departmentB. universityC. businessD. club18. A. OnceB. WhileC. SinceD. Though19. A. nameB. characterC. pictureD. sign20. A. talkedB. knewC. heardD. cared完形填空练习(八十二)15 CDBCA610 DBABC1115 DAACD1620 BABDC2