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 left. When she heard her daddy say to her 31 mother with whispered desperation, " 32   a miracle can save him now", the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She  33    all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she  34  her way six blocks to the local drugstore.

"And what do you want?" asked the chemist.

"It’s 35 my little brother," the girl answered back. "He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a  36 . His name is Andrew and he has something 37     growing inside his head and my daddy says a miracle can save him."

"We don’t  38     miracles here, child. I’m sorry," the chemist said, smiling 39     at the little girl.

In the shop was a  40   customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother  41    ?"

"I don’t know," she replied. "He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 42  . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my  43   ."

"How much do you have?" asked the man.

"One dollar and eleven cents, 44  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 45  price of a miracle for little brothers. 46  me to where you live. I want to see your brother and 47   your parents."

That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon. The operation was completed without 48   and it wasn’t long 49   Andrew was home again and doing well.

The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the  50   of a little child.

31. A. tearful          B. hopeful         C. helpless       D. kind

32. A. Simply         B. Just            C. Only          D. More than

33. A. drew            B. pulled         C. put                 D. poured

34. A. followed         B. made            C. took           D. found

35. A. to              B. as               C. for                D. on

36. A. hope             B. doctor         C. favor          D. miracle

37. A. bad              B. small          C. extra           D. impossible

38. A. have             B. offer           C. sell                  D. store

39. A. gently           B. sadly           C. strangely        D. coldly

40. A. well- dressed   B. kind- hearted   C .cold-blooded     D. absent-minded

41. A. have             B. need           C. care             D. like

42. A. a doctor              B. a surgeon        C. an operation      D. a kindness

43. A. savings         B. wishes          C. ideas             D. suggestions

44. A. since            B. as                    C. after            D. but

45. A. same            B. exact           C. proper                D. necessary

46. A. Show           B. Help           C. Take             D. Follow

47. A. help             B. encourage      C. persuade           D. meet

48. A. difficulty        B. delay            C. charge           D. result

49. A. until             B. unless         C. after             D. before

50. A. cleverness       B. faith             C. courage                D. devotion

   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 left. When she heard her daddy say to her 31 mother with whispered desperation, " 32   a miracle can save him now", the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She  33    all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she  34  her way six blocks to the local drugstore.

"And what do you want?" asked the chemist.

"It’s 35 my little brother," the girl answered back. "He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a  36 . His name is Andrew and he has something 37     growing inside his head and my daddy says a miracle can save him."

"We don’t  38     miracles here, child. I’m sorry," the chemist said, smiling 39     at the little girl.

In the shop was a  40   customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother  41    ?"

"I don’t know," she replied. "He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 42  . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my  43   ."

"How much do you have?" asked the man.

"One dollar and eleven cents, 44  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 45  price of a miracle for little brothers. 46  me to where you live. I want to see your brother and 47   your parents."

That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon. The operation was completed without 48   and it wasn’t long 49   Andrew was home again and doing well.

The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the  50   of a little child.

31. A. tearful          B. hopeful         C. helpless       D. kind

32. A. Simply         B. Just            C. Only          D. More than

33. A. drew            B. pulled         C. put                 D. poured

34. A. followed         B. made            C. took           D. found

35. A. to              B. as               C. for                D. on

36. A. hope             B. doctor         C. favor          D. miracle

37. A. bad              B. small          C. extra           D. impossible

38. A. have             B. offer           C. sell                  D. store

39. A. gently          B. sadly           C. strangely        D. coldly

40. A. well- dressed   B. kind- hearted   C .cold-blooded     D. absent-minded

41. A. have             B. need           C. care             D. like

42. A. a doctor              B. a surgeon        C. an operation      D. a kindness

43. A. savings         B. wishes          C. ideas             D. suggestions

44. A. since            B. as                    C. after            D. but

45. A. same            B. exact           C. proper                D. necessary

46. A. Show           B. Help           C. Take             D. Follow

47. A. help             B. encourage      C. persuade           D. meet

48. A. difficulty        B. delay            C. charge           D. result

49. A. until             B. unless         C. after             D. before

50. A. cleverness       B. faith             C. courage                D. devotion

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 left. When she heard he daddy say to her   1   mother with whispered desperation, “  2   a miracle can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She   3   all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she   4   her way six blocks to the local drugstore.

“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.

“It’s   5   my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and he is still in hospital, so I want to buy a   6  . His name is Andrew and he has something   7  growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”, “We don’t   8   miracles here, child. I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling   9   at the little girl.

In the shop was a   10   customer. He stooped (=bent) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother   11  ?” “I don’t know,” she replied. “He’s really sick and mommy says he needs   12  . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my   13  .”

“How much do you have?” asked the man.

“One dollar and eleven cents,   14   I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.

“Well, what a coincidence,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents – the   15   price of a miracle for little brothers.  16   me to where you live. I want to see your brother and   17   your parents.” That well – dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon. The operation was completed without   18   and it wasn’t long before Andrew was   19   again and doing well.

The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost … one dollar and eleven cents … plus the   20   of a little child.

1．A．tearful                   B．hopeful                C．helpless               D．kind

2．A．Simply                  B．just                     C．Only                   D．More than

3．A．drew                    B．pulled                  C．put                     D．poured

4．A．followed               B．made                   C．gave                   D．found

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5．A．to                         B．as                       C．for                      D．on

6．A．hope                     B．doctor                 C．favor                  D．miracle

7．A．bad                       B．small                   C．extra                   D．impossible

8．A．use                       B．offer                   C．sell                     D．store

9．A．roughly                 B．sadly                   C．strangely             D．coldly

10．A．well – dressed      B．kind – hearted      C．well – behaved     D．good – looking

11．A．have                    B．need                    C．care                    D．like

12．A．a doctor              B．a surgeon            C．an operation         D．a kindness

13．A．savings               B．wishes                C．ideas                   D．suggestions

14．A．since                   B．as                       C．after                   D．but

15．A．same                   B．exact                   C．proper                 D．necessary

16．A．Bring                  B．Help                    C．Take                   D．Follow

17．A．help                    B．encourage            C．persuade             D．meet

18．A．difficulty             B．delay                   C．charge                D．result

19．A．happy                 B．well                    C．strong                 D．home

20．A．cleverness        B．faith                       C．courage           D．devotion

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 left. When she heard her daddy say to her  1   mother, " 2  a miracle（奇迹）can save him now", the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She  3  all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she  4  her way six blocks to the drugstore（药店）.

"And what do you want?" asked the shopkeeper. "It’s  5  my little brother," the girl answered back. "He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a  6 . His name is Andrew and he has something  7  growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him." "We don’t  8  miracles here, child. I’m sorry," the chemist said, smiling  9 at the little girl.

In the shop was a  10  customer. He stooped （蹲） down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother  11 ?" "I don’t know," she replied. "He’s really sick and mommy says he needs  12. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 13 ." "How much do you have?" asked the man. "One dollar and eleven cents,  14  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  15  price of a miracle for little brothers.  16 me to where you live. I want to see your brother and  17  your parents."

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a doctor. The operation was completed without any  18  and it wasn’t long before Andrew was 19  again from hospital and doing well. The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... also the  20  of a little child.

1．A．tearful                  B．hopeful                C．helpless               D．kind

2．A．Almost                  B．Just                    C．Only                  D．More than

3．A．drew                     B．pulled                     C．put                    D．poured

4．A．went                     B．made                  C．took                  D．found

5．A．to                      B．as                       C．for                    D．on

6．A．hope                     B．doctor                C．favor                 D．miracle

7．A．bad                       B．small                  C．extra                 D．impossible

8．A．create                    B．offer                   C．sell                    D．store

9．A．quickly                  B．sadly                  C．strangely               D．coldly

10．A．well-dressed           B．kind-hearted           C．well-done               D．good-looking

11．A．have                    B．need                   C．care                 D．like

12．A．a doctor               B．a nurse                  C．an operation            D．a kindness

13．A．change                B．wish                  C．idea                     D．dream

14．A．since                   B．as                       C．after                 D．but

15．A．same                   B．exact                  C．proper                 D．necessary

16．A．Bring            B．Help                  C．Take                    D．Follow

17．A．thank                   B．encourage             C．persuade               D．meet

18．A．difficulty                 B．trouble                C．pay                   D．result

19．A．happy                  B．well                   C．home                  D．grateful

20．A．cleverness               B．confidence             C．request               D．devotion