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 her daddy say to her 31 mother with whispered desperation, " 32   a miracle can save him now", the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She  33    all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she  34  her way six blocks to the local drugstore.
"And what do you want?" asked the chemist.
"It’s 35 my little brother," the girl answered back. "He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a  36 . His name is Andrew and he has something 37     growing inside his head and my daddy says a miracle can save him."
"We don’t  38     miracles here, child. I’m sorry," the chemist said, smiling 39     at the little girl.
In the shop was a  40   customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother 41    ?"
"I don’t know," she replied. "He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 42  . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my  43   ."
"How much do you have?" asked the man.
"One dollar and eleven cents, 44  I can try and get some more," she answered quietly.
"Well, what a coincidence（巧合）," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents — the 45  price of a miracle for little brothers. 46  me to where you live. I want to see your brother and 47   your parents."
That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon. The operation was completed without 48   and it wasn’t long 49   Andrew was home again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the  50   of a little child.
31. A. tearful          B. hopeful         C. helpless       D. kind
32. A. Simply         B. Just           C. Only         D. More than
33. A. drew           B. pulled         C. put                D. poured
34. A. followed        B. made           C. took          D. found
35. A. to            B. as              C. for               D. on
36. A. hope            B. doctor         C. favor         D. miracle
37. A. bad             B. small         C. extra          D. impossible
38. A. have            B. offer          C. sell                 D. store
39. A. gently          B. sadly          C. strangely       D. coldly
40. A. well-dressed   B. kind-hearted   C .cold-blooded     D. absent-minded
41. A. have            B. need          C. care            D. like
42. A. a doctor             B. a surgeon       C. an operation      D. a kindness
43. A. savings       B. wishes         C. ideas            D. suggestions
44. A. since           B. as                   C. after           D. but
45. A. same           B. exact          C. proper              D. necessary
46. A. Show          B. Help          C. Take            D. Follow
47. A. help            B. encourage     C. persuade          D. meet
48. A. difficulty       B. delay           C. charge           D. result
49. A. until            B. unless         C. after            D. before
50. A. cleverness      B. faith            C. courage               D. devotion