—They are standing over there.

    A lady and her husband in usual clothes walkedinto the president of Harvard's outer office. "We want to see thepresident," the lady said softly.Looking at the usual couple, the secretary said, "He'll be busy all day."" We'll wait," the lady replied.

   For hours, the secretary did nothing for them,hoping that they would finally go away. They didn't. "Maybe if they justsee you for a few minutes, they'll leave," the secretary finallytold the president.

   The presidentlooked down at the couple.The lady told him, "We had a son that hadstudied in Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. But he was accidentally killed.And my husband and I would like to build something for him in Harvard. "Madam," the president saidangrily, "we can't put up a statue forevery person who attended Harvard and died."

   "Oh, no," the lady explainedquickly, "we mean we would givea building to Harvard." The president lookedat their usual clothes, and then said, "A building! Do youknow how much a building costs? It took us over seven and a half million dollarsto build Harvard."

   The lady turned to her husband and said quietly,"Is that all it coststo start a university?" Her husband nodded.Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California wherethey built a university with their name—a memorial（纪念）to a son that Harvardno longer cared about.

   You can easily judge the character of others byhow they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.

It is yard sale time again. Everyone in the Jones family {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (clear)out their old things already and set a table out in front of their house.

Billy, the youngest, put some crayons and board {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(game) in his yard sale box. Suzy, the middle child, decided {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(part) with a couple of her soft toys. Nowadays she just doesn't love them as much as she used to. Regina, the eldest, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (own) some music CDs and magazines. She got tired of things fast, and needed money for new ones, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} she wanted to sell all of them. Dad took out some old tools and computer parts. Mom chose some old handbags and shoes she didn't care for anymore.

Together, the five of them set {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they) tables at 7:30 in the morning. From 7:30 to 9:30 there was hardly a chance to take a break. Many people brought young kids, so Billy sold out of his games {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (rapid). A few girls bought most of Suzy's soft {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (toy) and Regina's CDs.

  {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Jones family made $323 in the end. It was quite a good day. Everyone was pleased {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the results even if a few things haven't been sold. To be honest, the yard sale has become everyone's good memory.