A. | even more | B. | even more so | C. | so much | D. | so far |
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J. K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling was born as Joanne Rowling on July 31, 1965 in England. At age four, Rowling and her family _____ to Winterbourne. It was here that she met a brother and sister who lived in her neighborhood with the last ______Potter. During her childhood, Rowling _____writing and story-telling.
Pressured by her parents to _______ a secretary, Rowling attended the university of Exeter beginning at age 18 and studied French. After college, Rowling stayed in London and worked at several jobs.
While on a train from Manchester to London in 1990, Rowling came up with the ________for Harry Potter. Pen-less at the time, Rowling spent the remainder of her train-ride ________about the story and began to write it down as soon as she arrived home.
Rowling ________ to write snippets about Harry and Hogwarts, but wasn’t done with the book when her mother died on December 30, 1990. Her mother’s death hit Rowling _______ . In a (an) _______ to escape the sorrow, Rowling accepted a job teaching English in Portugal.
In Portugal, Rowling met Jorge Arantes and the two married on October 16, 1992. _______the marriage proved a bad one, the couple had one child together, Jessica. After getting ________ in 1993, Rowling and her daughter moved to Edinburgh to be near Rowling’s sister.
Before starting another full-time job, Rowling was determined to finish her Harry Potter manuscript. ______ she had completed it, she sent it to several literary ______ . After a year of searching and a number of publishers turning it _______ , the agent finally found a publisher _____ to print the book.
Rowling’s fist Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone became hugely popular, attracting ________ of young boys and girls as well as adults. With the public demanding ________ , Rowling quickly got to work on the _______ six books, with the last one published in July 2007.
In 1998, Warner Bros. bought the film ________ and since then ________ popular movies have been made of the books. From the book, the films, and the merchandise bearing Harry Potter images, Rowling has become one of the richest people in the world.
1.A. carried B. moved C. sent D. lived
2.A. family B. member C. name D. sign
3.A. loved B. preferred C. chose D. handed
4.A. change B. share C. assume D. become
5.A. method B. score C. concept D. possibility
6.A. declaring B. making C. dreaming D. managing
7.A. continued B. checked C. exchanged D. practiced
8.A. peacefully B. easily C. tensely D. hard
9.A. plan B. question C. ambition D. attempt
10.A. Instead B. Although C. Therefore D. However
11.A. divorced B. beaten C. ached D. thrown
12.A. While B. Once C. Before D. Since
13.A. agents B. subjects C. volunteers D. readers
14.A. off B. up C. down D. over
15.A. wondering B. aiming C. looking D. willing
16.A. reporter B. partner C. audience D. friend
17.A. more B. better C. longer D. thinner
18.A. last B. whole C. rest D. next
19.A. powers B. rights C. guidance D. leaders
20.A. directly B. extremely C. separately D. eventually
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What would you do if you failed? Many people choose to give up. 1., the most effective way to succeed is 2.(keep) your direction and stick to your goal. On your way to success, you must keep your direction. It is just like a lamp guiding you in 3.(dark). It helps you overcome obstacles on your way. Otherwise you will4. (easy) get lost or hesitate to go ahead. Having direction 5.(mean) having a goal. You can get nowhere6.it in life. You can try to make practical plans to achieve it, with your plan and the steps 7.(write) on paper. In this way you will know how to arrange your time and to spend your time properly. You can also share your goal with your friends and family members. Whenever you feel like 8.(quit), they may offer you some9.(spirit) support to keep you going. Most importantly, you should always hold the belief 10.you are sure to succeed as long as you keep your direction all the time.
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