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.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother，“Only a miracle 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.
“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.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 brothcr.”
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？
1.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.
2.In the eyes of the little girl，a miracle might be________.
A.something interesting
B.something beautiful
C.some wonderful medicine
D.some good food
3.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
4.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.
5.From the passage we can infer(推断)that________.
A.the doctor didn’t ask for any pay
B.the doctor asked for a lot of money
C.the little girl is lovely but not so clever
D.Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories，destroying(摧毁)fourteen homes.Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏)that their owners had to leave them，and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs.One person was killed，several were badly hurt and taken to hospital，and a number of other people received smaller hurt.Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer，Mr.Tan，said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children，”he said，“when we heard a loud noise.A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us.We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing.I went back inside and found him，safe but very frightened.”
Mrs.Wu Meifeng said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving.She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything，”she said.“A few minutes later，the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded(水淹的)area and the welfare department(福利机构)brought them food，clothes and shelter.
1.How many homes altogether(总共)were damaged in the storm？
A.Fourteen.
B.Twenty-one.
C.Twenty-nine.
D.Thirty-six.
2.Where was Mr.Tan when the storm first began？
A.He was in bed.
B.He was inside the house.
C.He was outside the house.
D.He was on the roof.
3.Mrs.Wu and her family didn’t get hurt because________.
A.her husband knew there would be a storm
B.they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C.they rushed out of her house in time
D.the welfare department helped them
4.The underlined word“shelter”in this passage means“________”.
A.something to eat
B.something to wear
C.somewhere to study
D.somewhere to stay
5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage？
A.A Terrible Storm
B.A Lucky Woman
C.Good Soldiers
D.Clever People
—What are they doing at the bus stop？
—They are waiting for a bus________.
A.to come
B.come
C.coming
D.to coming
—What happened________him？
—He hurt himself.
A.with
B.to
C.of
D.about
We were surprised________that news.
A.hear
B.to hear
C.hearing
D.to hearing
When I got home，it was raining________.
A.heavy
B.heavily
C.hardly
D.very big
