A lady in an old cotton dress and her husband, dressed in an old suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked into the president of Harvard’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such country people had no business at Harvard. She frowned(皱眉). “We want to see the president,” the man said softly. “He’ll be busy all day,” the secretary said coldly. “We’ll wait,” the lady replied.

For hours, the secretary didn’t talk to them, hoping that the couple would finally become tired and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary finally decided to disturb the president. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they’ll leave,” she told him. He frowned too. Someone of his importance obviously didn’t have the time to spend with them.

The president walked toward them unwillingly. The lady told him, “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and was very happy here. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to set up a memorial(纪念碑) to him somewhere on campus. ” The president was so surprised that he shouted sharply, “We can’t put up a statue(塑像) for every person who attended Harvard and died. This place would look like a cemetery (墓地).

“Oh, no” the lady explained, “We don’t want to build a statue. We thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at their plain clothes, and said with surprise, “A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? We have over seven and a half million dollars in the physical buildings here at Harvard.”

For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a university? Why don't we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they set up the university with their name, Stanford University, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.

1.What did the old couple go to Harvard for?

A．They wanted to see their son.

B．They had an important meeting

C．They went to Harvard just to start a university

D．They wanted to meet the president of Harvard.

2.Why didn’t the president come out to meet the couple?

A．He was really busy at that time.

B．The secretary didn’t allow the couple to meet the president.

C．He was important and didn’t have time for unimportant people.

D．He had an important friend to meet and had to spend some time together.

3.From the passage, we can know ______.

A．the old couple were in fact rich people

B．the secretary was afraid of the old couple

C．the old couple’s son was killed in Harvard

D．the president of Harvard was kind and patient to anyone

4.The best title of the passage is “______”.

A．A Statue or A Building                    B．How Stanford University Was Built

C．A Visit to Harvard University               D．A Strange Old Couple

 

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It was a very 1 day in London. The fog was too 2 to see more than a foot or 3 . Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the school. He tried to walk there but he couldn't see the 4 . Suddenly he bumped (撞) into a stranger. The stranger 5 ,“Do you need some 6 ?”Mr. Smith said he wanted to get to the school. The stranger told him he would 7 him there. 8 half an hour's walk they got to the school. Mr. Smith couldn't understand 9 the stranger found the way. The stranger said,“I'm 10 ”.

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　　“Ring…Ring…” the telephone suddenly rang. Sam got up to 1 the call. It was his aunt.

　　“Sam, 2 are you still at home?” she asked surprisingly.

　　Sam looked at the clock. It was already 7:30 a. m. .

　　“Oh , my goodness! There's an important 3 today,”Sam shouted out.

　　He hurried to wash his face and get 4 . When he was going to leave the house, he 5 that he had not put away his books. He ran quickly to the 6 and put them into the bag.

　　He then went to the bus stop to go to school as 7 as he could. When he got into the classroom his classmates were 8 writing.

　　“Why are you so 9 ?” asked the teacher.

　　“I'm sorry, sir,” Sam answered, afraid of looking 10 .“It was my clock…. It 11 to wake me up this morning and….”

　　“Don't say anything about it!” his teacher 12 him. “Don't try to come late next time!”

　　Sam said yes and walked to his 13 quickly. But when he tried to do the paper, he could not 14 in a right way. He put his head on the desk and said, “What a 15 day it has been for me!”

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　　In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed on to the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seemed all at sea and looked embarrassed(窘迫). No one had told them about the British custom(习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at a bus stop is the first person to get on the bus.

　　Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty.

　　In that country, you shake your head to mean‘yes’----a nod means‘no’. At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeatedly refilled as soon as you drink up. If you think that you have had enough, you should take the cup or glass in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.

　　In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble. Also, you should try to avoid touching the head of an adult (成年人)----it's just not done in Thailand.

1．The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen ________.

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A．were foreigners

B．didn't have tickets

C．made a loud noise

D．didn't line up for the bus

2．According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should ________.

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A．learn the language of the country

B．understand the manners and customs of the country

C．have enough time and money

D．make friends with the people there

3．To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is ________.

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A．a common habit

B．an important manner

C．a serious trouble

D．a bad manner

4．The best title for this article is ________.

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A．People's Everyday Life

B．Mind Your Manners

C．Shaking and Nodding Head

D．Taking a Bus in England