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　　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. 新- 课-标 -第 -一-网

　　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 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(手术). 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 a luck," smiled the man, $ 1. 11, the price of a miracle for little brother."

　　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. Canton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn't long before Andrew was home again.

　　How much did the miracle cost?

　　( )61. 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.

　　( )62. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be .

　　A. something interesting

　　B. something cheap

　　C. some wonderful medicine

　　D. some healthy food

　　( )63. The little girl said again and again "I can try and get some more money". 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

　　( )64. 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.

　　( )65. 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

　　C

　　It was Mary’ s birthday. She got a present from her uncle : “Dear Mary”, he wrote in the letter, “Happy birthday. I'm sending you some chickens. I hope you like them. Uncle Toby".

　　Mary was very pleased. She liked eating eggs and chicken. "I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them," she thought.

　　When the chickens arrived the next day, they were all in a box. Mary was very happy. She took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden, but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped it.

　　The box fell on the ground and it was open. The chickens all ran out. They ran here and there. Mary spent hours in trying to find them.

　　A few days later her uncle came. He asked. "Did the chickens arrive safely?"

　　"Yes, but I dropped the box. It broke open and the chickens ran everywhere. It took me the whole morning to look for them." Mary said.

　　Did you find them all'? asked her uncle. “ I hope so.” Mary answered, "But I only caught eleven of them” "That's very interesting. I only sent you six." her uncle said with a smile.

　　( ) 66. Mary's uncle sent her chickens for _________.

　　A. eating eggs B. eating chicken

　　C. keeping more chickens D. her birthday

　　( ) 67. After Mary read her uncle's letter, she was ________.

　　A. worried B. happy C. relaxed D. surprised

　　( ) 68. How many chickens did Mary's uncle send her?

　　A. Eleven B. Six C. Twelve D. Five

　　( ) 69. Which statement is NOT true?

　　A. Mary likes eating eggs and chickens.

　　B. The chickens arrived after the letter.

　　C. It took Mary a whole day to find all the chickens.

　　D. The chickens ran everywhere.

　　( ) 70. From the story, we can infer that _______ before Mary received the chickens.

　　A. there were no chickens in the garden.

　　B. there were five chickens in the garden at least

　　C. Mary didn't like chickens

　　D. Mary likes eggs better