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

根据括号中的汉语提示或用括号内英语单词的适当形式填空。

1._____________, the boy rushed out his room.（突然）

2.Li Ping, do you have any good ____________? （主意）

3.These years, _____________ food is more and more popular in China.（西方的）

4.Beijing is the ____________ of our country.（首都）

5.It is my daughter’s ___________  birthday today.（九）

6.He likes __________ things with his friends. (share)

7.The clothes are the ______________. (robber)

8.Walk __________the street, you’ll find the post office.(cross)

9.How many __________ are there in Qianlong Grand Hotel? （wait）

10.My father laughs __________________ when he sees his friends.  (happy)

--Would you like some tea?
--Yes, please. By the way, do you have any milk? I prefer tea_______ milk.

情景交际

根据对话情景选择恰当的选项，其中有两项是多余的。

E. Could you tell me where the Women’s Wear Section is?

F. Could I try it on?  

G. By the way, what is it made of?

Salesgirl: What can I do for you?

Mrs. Jones:   1 

Salesgirl: Certainly. This way, please. It’s on the third floor.

Mrs. Jones: So many beautiful clothes! What a beautiful cheongsam!   2 

Salesgirl: Certainly. The changing room is over there.

Mrs. Jones:   3 

Salesgirl: Yes. It looks nice on you.

Mrs. Jones: I like it very much.   4 

Salesgirl: It’s on sale. It’s only 200 yuan.

Mrs. Jones:  5 

Salesgirl: It’s made of silk.

Mrs. Jones: I think I’ll take it.

— Do you have any plan for this summer vacation, Mary?

    — Sure, I’ d like to be a volunteer and help to ______ the Central Park.

   A. put up          B. call up          C. clean up           D. cheer up