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Like any good mother,when Karen found out that another baby was on the way,she did what
she could to help her 3-year-old son,Michael,prepare for a new baby. They find out that the new
baby is going to be a girl,and day after day,night after night,Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's
stomach.
Finally,Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With alarm in the night,the
ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal(初生的)intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital,Knoxville,
Tennessee. The days go by. The little girl gets worse. The pediatric(儿科的)specialist tells the parents,
"There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst."
Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial plot. They have fixed up a special
room in their home for the new baby,but now they plan a funeral. Michael,keeps begging his parents to
let him see his sister,"I want to sing to her,"he says.
Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not. If he doesn't see his
sister now,he may never see her alive.
She dresses him in an oversized suit and marches him into ICU. He looks like a walking laundry
basket,but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and shouts,"Get that kid out of here now! No
children are allowed. Never disturb patients here. "The mother rises up strongly and said,"He is not
leaving until he sings to his sister!"
Karen leads Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And
he begins to sing. In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old,Michael sings:"You are my sunshine,my only
sunshine,you make me happy when skies are gray. . . "Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate
becomes calm and steady.
The next day,the very next day,the little girl is well enough to go home! Woman's Day magazine
called it"the miracle of a brother's song. "The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a
miracle of God's love!
Never give up on the people you love.
1. What may the underlined words"the infant"refer to?
A. The baby.
B. Karen.
C. Mary.
D. Michael.
2. What do we know about the little sister after she was born?
A. She was driven to St. Mary's shop.
B. A doctor came to see her in her house.
C. She was very thin and couldn't speak.
D. She was in great danger.
3. Why did Karen firmly let little Michael see his sister in ICU?
A. Because he could make his sister alive.
B. Because his sister would be sent to a far hospital
C. Because his sister was going to die soon.
D. Because his father wanted to take him away.
4. What do we know about the head nurse?
A. The head nurse was careful.
B. The bead nurse was rude.
C. The head nurse was responsible.
D. The head nurse had no sympathy.
5. What is the general idea of the text?
A. A boy's singing saved his sister's life.
B. The little girl is well enough to go home.
C. Michael's little sister is born with a serious disease.
D. No children are allowed to enter the intensive care unit.