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After Christmas, Marie got sick. She coughed, and she couldn’t speak. After six weeks she felt better, but she still couldn’t speak. Marie’s parents took her to hospital. Doctors at the hospital looked her over, and then said, "We are sorry, but we can’t help her." For 12 years Marie didn’t speak. She grew up, she got a job, and she got married. But she never spoke. One day,  when Marie was 25 years old,  she got a sore throat ( 嗓子疼 ) at work. She began to cough. She coughed up something small and black. What was it? Marie didn’t know. She took it to the hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, "This is a coin!" The doctor told Marie, "I think you can speak again." Marie went to a special doctor, and soon she could talk.
根據(jù)上面的短文內(nèi)容回答問題。
小題1: What did Marie’s mother make at Christmas?
__________________________________________________________
小題2: What did Marie’s mother put some coins in the cake for? 
__________________________________________________________
小題3:How many coins did Marie’s family find after eating the Cake?
___________________________________________________________
小題4: How long didn’t Marie speak?
__________________________________________________________
小題5: Could Marie speak at last?
__________________________________________________________

小題1: She made a special cake. / A special cake.
小題2:For good luck. / Good luck.
小題3:Three / 3(coins).
小題4:For 12 years.
小題5:Yes,  she could.

小題1:本文的第二句為It was Christmas, and Marie’s mother was making a special cake.所表示的含義為瑪麗亞的母親在圣誕節(jié)那天做了一個特別的蛋糕，故本題的答案為She made a special cake. / A special cake.
小題2:本文第三行有一句為The four coins were for good luck.表示的含義為在蛋糕上放上硬幣表示好運的含義，故本題答案為 For good luck. / Good luck.
小題3:本文第四行有一句為They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table.表示的含義為最終他們在蛋糕里只找到3枚硬幣，故本題答案為Three / 3(coins).
小題4:本文第二段第四行有一句為For 12 years Marie didn’t speak.所表示的含義為瑪麗亞12年都不能說話，故本題答案為 For 12 years.
小題5:本文最后兩句提到瑪麗亞最終在醫(yī)生的幫助下能夠說話了，故本題為肯定回答，本題的答案為Yes,  she could.
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