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   36   mother with whispered desperation, “  37   a miracle can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She   38   all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she   39   her way six blocks to the local drugstore.

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

“It’s   40   my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and he is still in hospital, so I want to buy a   41  . His name is Andrew and he has something   42  growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”, “We don’t   43   miracles here, child. I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling   44   at the little girl.

In the shop was a   45   customer. He stooped (=bent) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother   46  ?” “I don’t know,” she replied. “He’s really sick and mommy says he needs   47  . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my   48  .”

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

“One dollar and eleven cents,   49   I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.

“Well, what a coincidence,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents the   50   price of a miracle for little brothers.  51   me to where you live. I want to see your brother and   52   your parents.” That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon. The operation was completed without   53   and it wasn’t long before Andrew was   54   again and doing well.

The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost … one dollar and eleven cents … plus the   55   of a little child.

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       A．Because; with      B．Now that; at        C．Now that; with     D．Because of; at

The nutrients in        falls into the ocean will quickly become available to other living creatures.

       A．whichever           B．hat                      C．whatever             D．wherever

He thanked us for         them in carrying through the plan; otherwise, they       by the company.

       A．providing; could be fired                       B．encouraging; could have been fired

       C．a(chǎn)ssisting; would have been fired            D．persuading; would be fired

He invented a lot of things, many of        taken       granted by people.

       A．them; for            B．which; for           C．what; of              D．which; of

The folk song concert was so well      that all the tickets had been sold out on the first day.

       A．a(chǎn)ccepted              B．recognized           C．received              D．promised

After the trial, the judge passed judgment        her and she was sentenced       3 years in prison.

       A．to; to                  B．on; on                 C．on; to                  D．to; on

It is never easy to        big changes. Those who can do it faster are more likely to succeed.

       A．lead to                B．stick to                C．contribute to        D．a(chǎn)djust to

“I’d like to thank those       help my mother will survive her terrible disease,” said the woman.

       A．who                    B．whose                 C．with whose          D．with whom

I found them        at a table,        in thought.

       A．seated; losing       B．seated; lost          C．sitting; losing       D．sitting; being lost