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2023年石首市考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷
Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
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 1 to Winterbourne. It was here that she met a brother and sister who lived in her neighborhood with the last 2 Potter. During her childhood, Rowling 3 writing and story-telling.
Pressured by her parents to 4 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 5 for Harry Potter. Pen-less at the time, Rowling spent the remainder of her train-ride 6 about the story and began to write it down as soon as she arrived home.
Rowling 7 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 8 . In a (an) 9 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. 10 the marriage proved a bad one, the couple had one child together, Jessica. After getting 11 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. 12 she had completed it, she sent it to several literary 13 . After a year of searching and a number of publishers turning it 14 , the agent finally found a publisher 15 to print the book.
Rowling’s fist Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone became hugely popular, attracting 16 of young boys and girls as well as ad
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