1. (2021·湖州模拟) 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

    Zahra was only a girl of 8 when she heard Mom andDad talking about her little brother, Ali. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. Only a very costly surgery could save him now but they couldn't afford the operation. Their faith in his survival was fading away. One day, Zahra heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother with desperation, "Only a miracle (奇迹)can save him now. "

    Zahra went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jar from the closet. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. One dollar and eleven cents! Carefully placing the coins back in the jar, she slipped out and made her way six blocks to a Drug Store. She waited patiently for the pharmacist (药剂师) to give her some attention but he was too busy at this moment. Zahra twisted her feet to make a noise. Nothing. She cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound. No good. Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it!
    "And what do you want?" the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. "I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen for ages," he said without waiting for a reply to his question.
    "Well, I want to talk to you about my brother," Zahra answered back in the same annoyed tone. "He's really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle. What's the price of it?"
    "I beg your pardon?" said the pharmacist.
    "My brother has something bad growing inside his head. Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?"

"We don't sell miracles here, little girl. I'm sorry but I can't help you," the pharmacist said, softening a little.
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At that time, the pharmacist's brother, a well-educated man, bent down and asked the little girl,

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Hearing this, Zahra's eyes lit up with joy. "Sure! Follow me, please!" she answered excitedly and eagerly.