Tesswaseightyearsold.HerlittlebrotherAndrewwasverysickandtheirparentswerecompletelyoutofmoney.SheheardDaddysaytohertearfulMother,“Onlyamiraclecansavehimnow.”Tesstookhermoneyandmadeherwaysixblocksto

　　Tesswaseightyearsold.HerlittlebrotherAndrewwasverysickandtheirparentswerecompletelyoutofmoney.SheheardDaddysaytohertearfulMother,“Onlyamiraclecansavehimnow.”

　　TesstookhermoneyandmadeherwaysixblockstoRexall’sDrugStore.

　　“Andwhatdoyouwant?”thechemistaskedinanannoyedtoneofvoice.“I’mtalkingtomybrotherfromChicagowhomIhaven’tseenforages.”

　　“Well,Iwanttotalktoyouaboutmybrother,”Tessansweredbackinthesameannoyedtone.“He’sreallysick.HehassomethingbadgrowinginsidehisheadandmyDaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehimnow.Sohowmuchdoesamiraclecost?”

　　“Wedon’tsellmiracleshere,littlegirl.I’msorrybutIcan’thelpyou,”thechemistsaid,softeningalittle.

　　“Listen,Icanhelpyou.”Thechemist’sbrotherwasawell-dressedman.HeaskedTess,“Whatkindofmiracledoesyourbrotherneed?”

　　“Idon’tknow,”Tessreplied.“Mommysaysheneedsanoperation.ButmyDaddycan’tpayforit,soIwanttousemymoney.”

　　“Howmuchdoyouhave?”askedthemanfromChicago.“Onedollarandelevencents,”Tessanswered.“Andit’sallthemoneyIhave,butIcangetsomemore,ifIneedto.”

　　“Well，whatacoincidence(巧合),”smiledtheman.“Adollarandelevencents－theexactpriceofamiracleforyourlittlebrother.Takemetowhereyoulive.Let’sseeif1havethekindofmiracleyouneed.”

　　ThatmanwasDr.CarltonArmstrong,asurgeoninneurosurgery(神经外科).Theoperationwascompletedwithoutchargeanditwasn’tlonguntilAndrewwashomeagainanddoingwell．

　　Tesssmiled.Sheknewexactlyhowmuchamiraclecost…onedollarandeleven cents…plusthefaithofalittlechild.

　　小题1:Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Tess’sbrotherwouldrecoverbecausetherewasamiracle.B．Tess’sbrotherwoulddiebecausehisfamilyhadnomoneytotreathisillness.C．Tess’sfamilywouldlookforamiracletotreatAndrew’sillness.D．Andrewshouldgotohospitalforamiracle.小题2:Whydidthechemistgetannoyedfirst？A．Becausehewasanervousman．B．BecauseTessdidn’tbuyhismedicine.C．BecauseTesshadbotheredhimandhisbrother.