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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. “ And 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 in-side 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. ” 20 ×20 A well-dressed man heard it and asked ， “What kind of a 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 opera -tion. 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 ？ ◆ 根 据 以 上 短 文 内 容 ， 然 后 从 每 题 所 给 的 四 个 选 项 中 选 择 最 佳 选 项 。 1. What was the trouble in the little girl ‘s family ？ A. Her brother was seriously ill. B. They had