It is a story every bit as moving and magical as her Harry Potter books. The ____ between J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, and Catie Hoch, a Harry Potter fan from New York, began in early 2000, some three years after the then six-year-old had developed a fast-growing childhood cancer.

Her mother, Gina Peca, had read the first three Harry Potter to Catie, who was such a fan that she would wear her Harry Potter clothes, complete with big round glasses and a red short coat, as she ____ to hospital from home.

By the end of 1999, Catie had been through several rounds of surgery and chemotherapy (化疗), losing all her hair but none of her spirit. Ms Peca was ____ that there would soon be no more Harry Potter to read.

She sent an email to the book’s publishers with a ____ for J.K. Rowling, asking when the fourth book would be ____ and telling of the joy that the books had brought to Catie’s life.

A few weeks later, a reply came that had Catie and her mother ____ for joy. It read, “I am working very hard on book four at the moment - on a bit that involves some new creatures Hagrid has brought along for the Care of Magical Creatures classes. This is all Top Secret, so you are ____ to tell only some close friends and your mum, but no one else....With lots of love, J.K. Rowling.”

After Catie replied, Miss Rowling was back in touch: “Do you think people will mind? I seem to have ____ an awful lot of characters along the way...”

Catie’s condition began to worsen. Her mother emailed Miss Rowling to tell her that Catie could no longer use her ____. A few days later, the author ____ to read abstracts to Catie from the then ____ book four.

So it happened that at home in New York, a little girl with cancer became the first person in the world to ____ the latest adventures of Harry Potter, later published as The Goblet of Fire. Catie’s mother, father and two brothers sat with her, listening on speaker-phone.

When Miss Rowling came to America for a book tour, she ____ to meet her little friend.

___ time ran out. On May 18, 2000, Catie died, aged nine.

Hearing the family had started a memorial fund in Catie’s name, Miss Rowling sent a letter and a check for $100,000. “…I consider myself ____ to have had contact with Catie. I am crying so hard as I type. She left footprints on my heart…”

1.A.friendship B.agreement C.cooperation D.competition

2.A.marched B.fled C.drove D.travelled

3.A.shocked B.fearful C.determined D.grateful

4.A.comment B.book C.gift D.message

5.A.finished B.revised C.recommended D.sold

6.A.waving B.screaming C.chatting D.running

7.A.encouraged B.forbidden C.allowed D.required

8.A.attracted B.met C.discovered D.collected

9.A.wheelchair B.phone C.computer D.radio

10.A.offered B.demanded C.continued D.needed

11.A.unpainted B.unpublished C.undefined D.unreported

12.A.watch B.read C.discuss D.hear

13.A.failed B.managed C.hoped D.begged

14.A.Thus B.But C.And D.So

15.A.fortunate B.successful C.strong D.content

听下面一段独白, 根据题目要求在相应的横线上写下关键信息。每小题仅填写一个词。这段独白你将听两遍。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What will the woman do on the weekend?

A.Take piano lessons.

B.Go out with her family.

C.Finish her science project.

2.When will the woman see the movie?

A.5:15 p.m. B.7:15 p.m. C.9:00 p.m.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How much is the ticket for an eight-year-old child?

A.£4.5. B.£6. C.£9.

2.Where can the woman park the car if she goes there on Saturday?

A.Opposite the cinema.

B.At the back of the library.

C.Next door to the museum.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How did the woman get to the special device show?

A.On foot. B.By underground. C.By bus.

2.What is the woman’s favourite?

A.The Games Hall. B.The 3D theatre. C.The Test Space.

Why does the woman make the call?

A.To ask for a leave. B.To see a doctor. C.To attend a class.

Why does the woman ask the man for help?

A.To sell a product. B.To start a channel. C.To finish a survey.

What is the weather like now in the man’s hometown?

A.Rainy. B.Sunny. C.Snowy.

What day does the man finally make the reservation for?

A.The 21st of June. B.The 20th of June. C.The 21st of July.

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

A merchant sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the wise man that the young man was looking for.

However, instead of finding the holy man, our hero entered a room and saw a great deal of activity: merchants coming and going, people chatting in the corners, a band playing sweet music, and there was a table with different kinds of delicious food on it. The wise man talked to everybody, and the young man had to wait for two hours until it was time for him.

The wise man listened attentively to the reason for the boy’s visit, but told him that at that moment he did not have the time to explain to him the secret of happiness. He offered his suggestion that the young man take a walk around his castle and come hack in two hours' time.

"However, I want to ask you a favor," he added, handing the boy a teaspoon, in which he poured two drops of oil. "While you walk, carry this spoon and don’t let the oil spill(溢出).

The young man began to walk around the castle, always keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At the end of two hours he returned to the presence of the wise man.

"So," asked the wise man, "did you see the beautiful curtains hanging from the windows of my dining room? Did you see the garden that the master of gardeners took ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful furniture in my library?"

Embarrassed, the young man admitted that he had seen nothing. His only concern was not to spill the drops of oil the wise man had given him.

"So, go hack and see the wonders of my world," said the wise man. "You can’t trust a man if you don't know his house.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

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Now more at ease, the young man took the spoon and walked around the castle again.

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Paragraph 2:

"But where are the two drops of oil I gave you?" asked the wise man.

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