An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her
little ___1______ All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no
money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 2
mother with whispered desperation（絕望）, "Only a
miracle（奇跡） can save him now", the little girl went to
her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She poured all the change out on the
floor and counted it carefully. Then she 3 her
way six blocks to the local drugstore（藥店）.
"And what do you want?" asked the chemist.
"It’s for my little brother,"
the girl answered back. "He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 4
. His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and
my 5______says only a miracle can save him."
"We don’t sell miracles here, child. I’m sorry,"
the chemist said, smiling 6 at
the little girl.
In the shop was a 7
customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind
of miracle does your brother need?"
"I don’t know," she replied.
"He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 8
. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 9
."
"How much do you have?" asked
the man.
"One dollar and eleven cents, _____10
____I can try and get some more," she answered quietly.
"Well, what a coincidence（巧合）," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents?
The 11 price of a miracle for little
brothers. Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your
parents."
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton
Armstrong, a surgeon（外科醫(yī)生）. The operation was completed without 12
and it wasn’t long before __13__________was home again and
doing well.
The little girl was____14______. She knew exactly
how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the 15
of a little child.
1.A dog
B sister C
brother. D father
2.A. tearful B.
helpless
C. hopeful D.
kind
3.A. followed B. made C.
took D.
found
4.A. favor B.
doctor C.
hope D.
miracle
5.A doctor B
mum C
family D daddy
6.A. gently B.
sadly C.
strangely D. coldly
7.A. well-dressed B. kind-hearted C.
well-behaved D. good-looking
8.A. a doctor B. a
surgeon C. an
operation D. a kindness
9.A. suggestions B.
wishes C. ideas D.
savings
10.A but
B when C
so
D because
11.A. same B.
exact C. proper D.
necessary
12.A. difficulty B.
delay C.
charge D.
result
13. A the chemist B the
doctor C
Andrew D the girl
14.A
satisfy B
happy C
frightened D angry
15.A. cleverness B.
faith C.
courage D.
devotion
