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“I don’t know，” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “ He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. 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 luck,” smiled the man. “$1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.” 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 Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again. How much did the miracle cost? 56.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. 57. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _______. A. something interesting B. something beautiful. C. some wonderful medicine D. some good food 58. The little girl said again and again, “… I can try and get some more.” 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. 59. 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. B “Well, we’re in our new house . Let’s get a new pet to get along with it ,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband. “That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?” “Let’s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said. Next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.” After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn’t need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark (吠) and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn’t checked her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots (预防针) . She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home. 60. From the reading we learn that _________. A. the Browns have never had a pet before B. the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper C. Shadow is a small and healthy dog D. Mr. Brown didn’t quite agree with his wife 61. The underlined word “shelter” in the reading means _________. A. a place to sell small dogsB. a place to keep homeless animals C. a place to study animalsD. a place to sell books on pet care 62. Mr. Snow asked the Browns some questions to ________ . A. see if they had moved to a new houseB. find out how rich the Browns are C. know where they’d keep their new petD. make sure they’d take care of pets 63. The Browns thinks that a small dog _________ . A. doesn’t need any room to keepB. can help them watch their house C. eats less food than a bigger oneD. usually has a beautiful name C Saturday, March 24th We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok(曼谷). This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国). All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai(清迈) in the North. Tuesday, March 27th Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruit and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai(清来). Friday, March 30th Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life—no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year. (责任编辑：admin) |