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It was December 25,Marie, a 13-year-old American girl, was happy.Marie’s mother made an unusual cake.She put four small coins into 1 .The four small coins were for good 2 .
After dinner Marie and her 3 ate the cake.When they 4 the cake, there were three coins on the table.One coin was 5 .Marie’s mother didn’t notice.
After Christmas Marie got ill.She coughed and couldn’t speak.Six weeks later she felt 6 , but she still couldn’t speak.So Marie went to the hospital.
Doctors at the hospital looked over Marie.They took an X-ray.Marie’s mother asked the doctors,“Why can’t Marie 7 ?”The doctors said,“We don’t know.Maybe she will speak again.Maybe she won’t.We’re 8 , but we can’t help her.”
For twelve years Marie didn’t speak.She 9 and got a job.But she never spoke.
One day when Marie was 25 years old, she got ill.She began to cough.She coughed up a lot of blood(血).She also coughed up 10 small and black from her throat(喉咙).What was it?Marie didn’t know.She took it to the hospital.A doctor said,“This is a coin.”
The doctor told Marie,“I think you can speak again.”Soon Marie began talking.