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　　You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you 1 today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty. Three men did most of the important 2 work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to 3 words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary. The 4 for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be editor of its new dictionary.

　　Murray had never been to 5 . At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. 6 he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house 7 in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five clock and 8 in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was 9 adding words for the letter“A”! He worked on the dictionary 10 he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.

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　　British writer J.K. Rowling is one of the most creative writers in the world.

　　Her story ideas have led r1 　 into the fantasy world of a young wizard boy，Harry Potter.All her s2 　are rich in imagination.

　　Her Harry Potter books，five so far，have turned h3 　 into a superstar.People around the world，b4 　 young and old，love to read about Harry's adventures.

　　Rowling has a creative mind.She first got the idea of Harry Potter when she was on a long train ride f5 　 Manchester to London in England in 1990.Strange pictures popped into her mind.She had the idea of w6 　 about a boy who didn't know he was a wizard.She also thought of the wizard s7 　 he could go to.

　　She was very e8 　 about the idea.As soon as the train g9 　 to London，she rushed home to write it down before she forgot anything.

　　Rowling also c10 　 all the strange names，places and things that help make Harry Potter books so unusual.

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　　6.___________ 7.___________ 8.___________ 9.___________ 10. ___________

So far we ______ very happy．

　　A．were　　B．are　　C．have been　　 D．will be