ItwasDecember25,1972.Marie,a13-year-oldAustraliangirl,washappy.Itwas___1__andMarie’smothermadeanunusualcake.Sheputfourcoinsinto_2__.Thefourcoinswereforgood__3___.
AfterdinnerMarieandher__4__atethecake.Whenthey__5___thecake,therewerethreecoinsonthetable.Onecoinwas__6___.Marie’smotherdidn’tnotice.
AfterChristmasMariegot__7__.Shecoughedandcouldn’tspeak.Sixweekslatershefelt_8___,butshe___9___couldn’tspeak.SoMariewenttothehospital.
Doctorsatthehospital___10__Marie.TheytookanX-ray.Marie’smotheraskedthedoctors,“Whycan’tMarie__11___?”Thedoctorssaid,“Wedon’tknow.Maybeshewillspeakagain.Maybeshewon’t.We’re___12__,butwecan’thelpher.”
FortwelveyearsMariedidn’tspeak.She__13__andgotajob.Butsheneverspoke.
Oneday,whenMariewas25yearsold,shegotill.Shebegantocough.Shecoughedupalotofblood.Shealsocoughedup__14___smallandblackfromthethroat.Whatwasit?Mariedidn’tknow.Shetookittothehospital.Adoctorsaid,“Thisisacoin.”
ThedoctortoldMarie,“I__15___youcanspeakagain.”soonMariebegantalking.
1.()A.partyB.ChristmasC.holidayD.winter
2.()A.thecakeB.herpocketC.Marie’sbagD.thebox
3.()A.friendB.healthC.luckD.life
4.()A.teacherB.brotherC.daughterD.family
5.()A.beganB.finishedC.didD.made
6.()A.paidB.foundC.missingD.putaway
7.()A.tiredB.homeC.backD.ill
8.()A.worseB.terribleC.betterD.lonely
9.()A.stillB.alsoC.sometimesD.often
10.()A.lookedforB.lookedoverC.lookedafterD.lookedup
11.()A.speakB.listenC.tellD.hear
12.()A.sureB.busyC.worriedD.sorry
13.()A.gotupB.putupC.grewupD.sentup
14.()A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing
15.()A.wishB.hopeC.knowD.think
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