The idea for the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone came to Joanne Kathleen Rowling in 1990. It took her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs, including one job as an English teacher.
Rowling sent the book to four publishers (出版社) before one of them bought it. She was very happy to sell her book because it was her life's dream to be a published writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was living in a small apartment with her daughter and was so poor that she could not afford heat in the winter.
Harry Potter became very successful with children and adults in England. The book also really took off in the United States. After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers' lists of best-sellers. Then the books were made into popular movies. Without question, Rowling's life had completely changed, in just three years.
Harry Potter books have now sold more than 30 million books around the world and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. In 1997, Rowling was earning ￡70 a week.
By the end of 2001, she had earned over ￡150 million, making her one of the most successful female writers of all time.
1.Which sentence is TRUE about the first Harry Potter book?
A. Rowling got the idea from her daughter.
B. It took the writer seven years to finish it.
C. Four publishers bought it.
2. Rowling's dream was
A. to be a magician
B. to make a movie
C. to have her books published
3.How many languages have Harry Potter books been translated into?
A. More than 35. B. About 135. C. About 90.
4.From the passage, we know that .
A. not many writers are as successful as Rowling is
B. Rowling lived a rich life before her books were published
C. Rowling became successful because of a movie
5.This passage is mainly about _ .
A. why Harry Potter is popular
B. Rowling's life
C. Harry Potter's life
完形填空通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town, I wanted to have a rest before catching the train. I________ a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and the chocolate on the________ and then went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone________in the next seat. He was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and colored bright red hair at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!
Naturally, I was uneasy about him, but I didn't want to have any ________ . I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in anger. Then he took a __________ piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn't say________to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more ________ than uneasy. I thought, "Well, I shall have the last piece." And I got it.
The boy gave me a strange look, and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, "There's something wrong with that woman! " Everyone________ me, but I didn't want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had made a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to ________. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the________ !
1.A. sold B. bought C. wrote
2.A. table B. clothes C. bag
3.A. playing B. sleeping C. sitting
4.A. trouble B. rest C. coffee
5.A. first B. second C. last
6.A. everything B. anything C. nothing
7.A. angry B. sad C. happy
8.A. looked for B. looked after C. looked at
9.A. leave B. jump C. shop
10.A. boy's B. woman's C. girl's
-Hi, Tony. Here is a letter for you.
-Thanks. I wonder .
A. who the letter was from
B. who was from the letter
C. who was the letter from
- blouse is this?
-It may belong to Alice.
A. Whose B. Who's C. Which
-1 think students should have mobile phones to call their parents.
. They often use them to play games instead.
A.I hope so B.I don't agree C. Good idea
It's impolite ____information directly when asking for help.
A。ask B．asking C．to ask
