“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.“One dollar and eleven cents—the __15__ price of a miracle for little brother.__16__ me to where you live.I want to see your brother and __17__ your parents.”
That welldressed man was Dr.Carlton Armstrong,a surgeon (外科医生).The operation was completed without __18__ and it wasn’t long before Andrew was __19__ again and doing well.
“That surgery,” her mom whispered,“was a real miracle,I wonder how much it would have cost?”
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.happy D.kind
2.A.Simply B.Just
C.Only D.More than
3.A.drew B.pulled
C.put D.poured