“I don’t know,” Tess replied with her eyes welling up. “I just know he’s really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”

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

　　“One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. “And it’s all the money I have.”

　　“Well, what a coincidence. A dollar and eleven cents—the exact price of a miracle for little brother,” smiled the man.

　　“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.”

　　The pharmacist’s brother, Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, was expert in neurosurgery(神经外科). The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again and doing well.

　　Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place. “That surgery,” her Mom whispered. “was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?”

　　Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost…one dollar and eleven cents…plus the faith of a little child.

　　1. Tess took her money to the pharmacy to

　　.

　　A. pay for the doctor’s bill

　　B. buy her brother a miracle

　　C. make a deal with the pharmacist

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