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Tess, a smart eight-year-old girl, heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. __36__ she knew was that he was very sick and only a very costly operation could save him now. But they were completely _37__ money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother, “Only __38__can save him now.”
Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She _39_ all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. After that, she slipped out the back door, _40__ to the Drug Store.
She waited patiently for the doctor to give her some attention but he was too _41_at this moment. Finally the doctor asked in an _42_ voice: “What do you want? I’m talking to my brother from Chicago _43_ I haven’t seen for ages.”
“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” “His name is Andrew and he has something bad _44__ inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So I want to buy a miracle.”
“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry _45_ I can’t help you,” the doctor said. The doctor’s brother was a _46_ man. He _47_ and asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” “I don’t know,” Tess replied with her eyes _48_ up.
“Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t _49_ it, so I want to use my money.”
“_50_ do you have?” asked the man from Chicago.
“One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. “And it’s all the money I have.”
“Well, what _51_,” smiled the man, “A dollar and eleven cents — the _52_ price of a miracle for your little brother.”
_53_ was completed _54_ charge and it wasn’t long _55_ Andrew was home again. That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neurosurgery (神经外科医生).
36. A. That B. What C. / D. Which
37. A. short for B. in short C. of short D. short of
38. A. a miracle B. a doctor C. God D. an operation
39. A. pulled B. poured C. pulling D. pouring
40. A. made her way B. to make her way C. making her way D. make her way
41. A. tired B. angry C. busy D. exciting
42. A. annoying B. exciting C. annoyed D. frightening
43. A. whom B. where C. because D. which
44. A. finding B. growing C. showing D. appearing
45. A. but B. and C. so D. because
46. A.badly-dressed B. poorly-dressed C. well-dressed D. good-dressed
47. A. looked up B. fell down C. stood up D. bent down
48. A. welling B. lightening C. looking D. closing
49. A. pay off B. pay back C. pay in D. pay for
50. A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How soon
51. A. a chance B. a coincidence C. a pity D. pleasure
52. A. real B. true C. exact D. obvious
53 A. The treatment B. The operation C. The disease D. The miracle
54. A. with B. in C. without D. free
55. A. after B. since C. when D. before
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| Tess was an eight-year-old girl when she heard her parents talking about her sick brother, Andrew. Only a 1 surgery could save him now and no one would 2 them the money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother with 3 . "Only a miracle can save him now." Tess went to her bedroom and 4 a glass jar from the closet. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it 5 . No chance here for mistakes. Placing the coins back in the jar, she 6 out of the back door and made her way 6 7 to Rexall's Drug Store. She waited 8 so long but the pharmacist was too busy at this moment. "And what do you want?" the pharmacist asked in a(n) 9 tone of voice. "I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen for ages," he said. "Well, I want to talk to you about my brother," Tess answered. "He's really, really sick and I want to buy a 10 ." "I beg your pardon?" said the pharmacist. "My brother has something bad growing 11 his head and only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?" "Sorry, little girl. We don't sell miracles here." he said, 12 a little. The pharmacist's brother 13 down and asked her "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?" "I don't know," Tess replied with her eyes 14 up. "He needs an operation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money." "How much do you have?" he asked."One dollar and eleven cents," she 15 . "It's the exact price of a miracle for little brothers. Take me to 16 your brother. Maybe I have the miracle you need." That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, 17 in neurosurgery. The operation was completed without charge and it wasn't long 18 Andrew was home again. "That surgery," Mom whispered, "was a(n) 19 miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?" Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost: one dollar and eleven cents plus the 20 of a little child. | ||||
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