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An 8-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him.

One morning, the girl heard her father say to her mother, “ Only a miracle can save Andrew now.” The girl went to her bedroom, collected all of her money and counted all of her money and counted it carefully. She hurried to a drugstore(药房).

“How can I help you?” asked the salesman.

“I want to buy a miracle,” the girl answered. “My brother has something bad growing inside his head. My daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?”

“We don’t sell miracles here, my dear. I’m sorry,” the salesman said, sadly.

“What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” asked a well-dressed man standing nearby.

“I don’t know,” she answered. “He’s really sick and needs an operation in his head. So I brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man.

“$1.1,” she answered.

“Well, what luck,” said man. “$1.1 is the price of a miracle. Let’s go to see your brother.”

That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous brain doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was well again. Sometimes miracles do happen.

52. The girl hurried to the drugstore       .

A. to buy some medicine for her parents

B. to ask the salesman to buy a miracle for her

C. to ask someone to help her brother

D. to buy something called a “miracle” for her brother

53. Why did the man say “$1.1 is the price of a miracle”?

A. Because a miracle just cost $1.1.

B. Because he wanted to sell more miracles.

C. Because he was moved by the girl.

D. Because he didn’t know the real price.

54. Andrew was well again because       .

A. his parents made enough money

B. his sister bought some medicine for him

C. a famous brain doctor helped him

D. his sister did an operation on him

55. From the passage, we learn that      .

A. miracles may happen when there is love

B.$1.1 is the right amount(数目)of money to buy a miracle

C. We can buy miracles in drugstore

D. Miracles can be found everywhere