【Aneight-year-oldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother．Allsheknewwasthathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoneyleft．Whensheheardherdaddysaytoher（31）___motherwithwhispereddesperation（绝望），"（32】

　　Aneight-year-oldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother．Allsheknewwasthathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoneyleft．Whensheheardherdaddysaytoher（31）___motherwithwhispereddesperation（绝望），"（32）___amiracle（奇迹）cansavehimnow"，thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandtookoutherpiggybank．She（33）___allthechangeoutonthefloorandcounteditcarefully．Thenshe（34）___ herwaysixblockstothelocaldrugstore（药店）．

　　"Andwhatdoyouwant？"askedthechemist．

　　"It's（35）___mylittlebrother，"thegirlansweredback．"He'sreally，reallysickandIwanttobuya（36）___．HisnameisAndrewandhehassomething（37）___growinginsidehisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim．"

　　"Wedon't 38 miracleshere，child．I'msorry，"thechemistsaid，smiling（39）___atthelittlegirl．

　　Intheshopwasa（40）___customer．Hestooped（弯腰）downandaskedthelittlegirl，"Whatkindofmiracledoesyourbrother（41）___？"

　　"Idon'tknow，"shereplied．"He'sreallysickandmommysaysheneeds（42）___．Butmydaddycan'tpayforit，soIhavebroughtmy（43）___．"

　　"Howmuchdoyouhave？"askedtheman．

　　"Onedollarandelevencents，（44）___Icantryandgetsomemore，"sheansweredquietly．

　　"Well，whatacoincidence（巧合），"smiledtheman．"Adollarandelevencents-the（45）___priceofamiracleforlittlebrothers．（46）___metowhereyoulive．Iwanttoseeyourbrotherand（47）___yourparents．"

　　Thatwell-dressedmanwasDrCarltonArmstrong，asurgeon（外科医生）．Theoperationinthehospitalwascompletedwithout（48）___anditwasn'tlongbeforeAndrewwas（49）___againanddoingwell．

　　Thelittlegirlwashappy．Sheknewexactlyhowmuchthemiraclecost---onedollarandelevencentsplusthe（50）___ofalittlechild．

　　31．A．helplessB．hopefulC．tearfulD．kind32．A．SimplyB．JustC．MorethanD．Only33．A．pulledB．putC．pouredD．drew34．A．followedB．