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 inside 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. “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.What was the trouble in the little girl‘s family？
A. Her brother was seriously ill.
B. They had no money.
C. Nothing could save her brother.
D. Both A and B.
2.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
3. The little girl said again and again “…I can try and get some more.” That shows _______.
A. she had still kept some money
B. she hoped not to be refused
C. There was no need to worry about money
D. she thought money was easy to get
4.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 clever
D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought
A beautiful ,expensively dressed lady came to see her doctor and complained that her whole ______ was empty: it had no meaning.
The doctor called over the old lady who______ the office floors, and then said to the rich lady, “I’m going to _____ Mary here to tell you how she found happiness. _____ I want you to do is to listen.”
So the old lady put_______ her broom and began her story: “Well, my husband died of malaria(疟疾） and three months later my______ son was killed by a car. I had nobody... I had nothing____. I couldn’t sleep; I couldn’t eat; I never smiled at______, I even thought of taking my own life. Then one evening a little____ followed me home from work. Somehow I felt ______ for it. I decided to let the cat_______. I got it some milk, and it licked the______ clean. Then it purred(咕噜叫) and rubbed(蹭）against my ____, and for the first time in months, I smiled. Then I began to think: if_____ a little cat could make me smile, maybe doing something for people could make me_____. So the next day I took some biscuits to a neighbor who was______ in bed. Every day I tried to do something ______ for someone. It made me so happy to _____ them happy. Today, I don’t know of anybody who sleeps and eats better than I do. I’ve found _____, by giving it to others.”
When she heard that, the rich lady cried. She had everything that ____ could buy, but she had lost the things which money couldn’t buy.
1.A. house B. room C. life D. family
2.A. cleaned B. made C. stood on D. draw
3.A. let B. ask C. have D. teach
4.A. Something B. Both C. Everything D. All
5.A. down B. in C. off D. on
6.A. elder B. bigger C. only D. younger
7.A. better B. left C. made D. wrong
8.A. anyone B.everyone C. husband D. son
9.A. boy B. girl C. dog D. cat
10.A. happy B. sorry C. worry D. sad
11.A. in B. away C. go D. come
12.A. floor B. house C. plate D. milk
13.A. head B. leg C. floor D. bed
14.A. help B. helping C. feed D. feeding
15.A. smile B. cry C. sad D. happy
16.A. sleep B. happy C. sick D. glad
17.A. better B. nice C. wrong D. interested
18.A. see B. know C. look D. feel
19.A. happiness B. life C. value D. meaning
20.A. she B. people C. money D. her husband
Our plan to ______ a New Year’s party has won supports from our teachers.
A. organise B. volunteer
C. solve D. invite
—Bob has gone to California.
—Oh, can you tell me when he ______?
A. has left B. left
C. is leaving D. would leave
Leave your key with a neighbor _____you lock yourself out one day.
A. ever since B. even if
C. soon after D. in case
It was two weeks before the Spring Festival and the shopping centre was _____ with shoppers.
A. full B. crowded
C. satisfied D. noisy
