It was December 25,1972.Marie,a 13-year-old Australian girl,

It was December 25,1972.Marie,a 13-year-old Australian girl,was happy.It was ___1__and Marie’s mother made an unusual cake.She put four coins into_2__.The four coins were for good__3___.
After dinner Marie and her__4__ate the cake.When they__5___the cake,there were three coins on the table.One coin was __6___.Marie’s mother didn’t notice.
After Christmas Marie got__7__.She coughed and couldn’t speak.Six weeks later she felt_8___,but she ___9___couldn’t speak.So Marie went to the hospital.
Doctors at the hospital___10__Marie.They took an X-ray.Marie’s mother asked the doctors,“Why can’t Marie__11___?” The doctors said,“We don’t know.Maybe she will speak again.Maybe she won’t.We’re ___12__,but we can’t help her.”
For twelve years Marie didn’t speak.She__13__and got a job.But she never spoke.
One day,when Marie was 25 years old,she got ill.She began to cough.She coughed up a lot of blood.She also coughed up__14___small and black from the throat.What was it?Marie didn’t know.She took it to the hospital.A doctor said,“This is a coin.”
The doctor told Marie,“I __15___you can speak again.”soon Marie began talking.
1.( )A.party B.Christmas C.holiday D.winter
2.( )A.the cake B.her pocket C.Marie’s bag D.the box
3.( )A.friend B.health C.luck D.life
4.( )A.teacher B.brother C.daughter D.family
5.( )A.began B.finished C.did D.made
6.( )A.paid B.found C.missing D.put away
7.( )A.tired B.home C.back D.ill
8.( )A.worse B.terrible C.better D.lonely
9.( )A.still B.also C.sometimes D.often
10.( )A.looked for B.looked over C.looked after D.looked up
11.( )A.speak B.listen C.tell D.hear
12.( )A.sure B.busy C.worried D.sorry
13.( )A.got up B.put up C.grew up D.sent up
14.( )A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
15.( )A.wish B.hope C.know D.think

1. B.Christmas 2.A.the cake 3.C.luck 4.D.family 5.B.finished 6.C.missing 7.D.ill
8.C.better 9.A.still 10.B.looked over (不怎么确定） 11.A.speak 12.D.sorry
13. C.grew up 14.A.something 15. D.think