A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment (预约) 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 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 ___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. off ice 37. A. watched       B. stopped      C. followed    D. interviewed 38. A. hoping B. finding       C. realizing     D. imaging 39. A. surprised     B. disappointed C. worried    D. troubled 40. A. hopelessly    B. carefully    C. unexpected 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. beard  D. cared