An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother，“Only a miracle （奇迹）can save him now，”the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money in her hand. “And what do you want？” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother，” the girl answered. “He’s really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the salesman. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We don’t sell a miracle here，child. I’m sorry，”the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen，if it isn’t enough，I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need？”
“I don’t know，”she answered with her eyes full of tears(眼泪). “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it，so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have？” asked the man. “$ 1.11，but I can try and get some more，” she answered.
“Well，what luck，”smiled the man. “$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for little brothers.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said， “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong，a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost？
【小题1】In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be ______________.

The weather was fine last night. My friend named Steve and I decided to sleep in the open air. I found the sleeping bags under the bed in my room. I also packed some snacks. We could hardly wait for it to get dark. We opened our sleeping bags and put them on the grass in front of my house. Steve and I played some games, talked about something interesting and had a snack. In the end it got dark. We were just falling asleep when we heard something unusual.
“Maybe it is just a small animal,” I said. Steve said nothing, but I could feel he was frightened. After I looked around, I was sure it wasn’t an animal. It was my little brother, Tommy.
“What are you doing here?” I asked. “You know, Tommy, you frightened us.”
“Sorry, Bill,” he said. “It’s hot in the room. I want to sleep outside with you.”
“Well, OK,” I said. “Just come and lie down next to us.”
“Good night, Bill and Steve,” said Tommy. “And thanks.”
【小题1】What did Steve and Bill decide to do last night?                              
【小题2】Where did Bill find the sleeping bags?                                    
【小题3】How did Steve feel when he heard something strange?                        
【小题4】What did Tommy come out of the house to do?                               
【小题5】How many persons slept in the open air at last in the story?                     

I think the most terrible（最糟糕的） thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is always ___1___ when my mother calls,  “John! It’s seven o’clock! ___2___ up!”

John ___3___,  “I’m coming!” and goes right back to ___4___.

I’m not ___5___ my brother. I don’t like to go to bed ___6___ but I don’t mind getting up in the morning. I ___7___ wake up before my mother calls me.

But not John. He ___8___ sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs(到楼上) and pull(拉）John out of ___9___. He always says,  “I was going to get up in ___10___ minute. Really I was.”

(      ) 1. A. glad       B. surprised (惊讶) C. unhappy    D. happy

(      ) 2. A. Look      B. Get           C. Climb      D. Put

(      ) 3. A. answers    B. asks          C. wonders     D. means

(      ) 4. A. work      B. study          C. play        D. sleep

(      ) 5. A. as         B. like           C. different    D. same

(      ) 6. A. at night     B. at last         C. quick       D. slowly

(      ) 7. A. never      B. usually        C. sometimes   D. only

(      ) 8. A. just        B. alone         C. finally      D. really

(      ) 9. A. the door    B. the window    C. bed         D. the room

(      ) 10. A. another    B. other         C. the other     D. others

根据中文提示，写出单词，注意单词的正确形式(共10个空格，每个空格1分，满分10分)

1．Who can see the_________(美丽)of this picture?

2．Our school basketball team needs your______(支持)．[来源:]

3．I _____________(相信)our school football team will win the match.

4．I read many_________(英雄)stories．

5．__________(幸运)，Millie did not hurt herself in the traffic accident．

6．My little brother has two big_________(微笑)eyes．So everyone likes him very much．

7．Everybody ­­­­­­­­­­­­_______（欢呼）when the pop star arrived.

8．It’s not right to____________（吓唬） the small children.

9．Betty is one of the_________________(获胜者)of the writing competition．

10．Lucy and Lily kept their secret to____________________(他们)．

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother，“Only a miracle （奇迹）can save him now，”the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money in her hand. “And what do you want？” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother，” the girl answered. “He’s really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the salesman. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We don’t sell a miracle here，child. I’m sorry，”the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen，if it isn’t enough，I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need？”

“I don’t know，”she answered with her eyes full of tears(眼泪). “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it，so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have？” asked the man. “$ 1.11，but I can try and get some more，” she answered.

“Well，what luck，”smiled the man. “$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for little brothers.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said， “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong，a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost？

1.In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be ______________.

A．something interesting                    B．something beautiful

C．some wonderful medicine                 D．some good food

2.What made the miracle happen？

A．The girl’s love for her brother.            B．The girl’s money.

C．The medicine from the drugstore.           D．Nobody can tell.

3.From the passage we can infer （推断）that _______________.

A．the doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B．a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C．the little girl is lovely but not so generous

D．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought