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J. K. Rowling

　　J. K. Rowling was born in England in 1965. She loved reading , and wrote her first story , ‘Rabbit', when she was only six years old. She studied French at university , then worked as a secretary in London. She had the idea for Harry Potter when she was on a train. “Harry just walked into my head , ”she said later. She started writing the first Harry Potter book the next day.

　　In 1992 she went to live in Portugal for three years. She wrote Harry Potter in the morning , and worked as an English teacher in the afternoon and evening. She got married to a Portuguese TV journalist and had a daughter called Jessica.

　　Then she returned to Britain and lived in Edinburgh , in Scotland. She was unemployed at that time , and wrote in cafes because they were warmer than her small flat. After five years she finished the first book ,' Harry Potter and the Philosopher' s Stone'. The book sold millions of copies all over the world , and Joanne Kathleen Rowling became very famous. She is now very rich , but she still writes her books in cafes!

　　Answer the questions:

（1）. In which year did J. K. Rowling write her first story?

（2）. What was her first job?

（3）. How did she get the idea for Harry Potter?

（4）. Where did she finish writing the first book?

（5.） What is she famous for?

（6）. What does his husband do?

　　Read the passages and do the following exercises.(阅读并做题)

　　There is a table tennis match between China and Japan at 7:30 p. m. It's on Channel 5. The students are talking about the match now. They like sports very much, and they like to watch table tennis match very much, too. So they are going to watch it at home.

　　Their teacher comes into the classroom and says to the children,“Now children, you may watch the table tennis match, but you must finish your homework first.”The children answer,“Certainly, Miss Li.”

　　Answer the questions according to the passage (根据短文内容，回答问题)

1．Is there a table tennis match between China and Japan?

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2．Is the table tennis match on Channel 8?

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3．What are the students doing now?

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4．Are the students going to watch the match at home?

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5．Must they finish their homework before watching TV?

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阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　An old woman walked into a 　1　 shop. She asked the sales girl to let her have a look at a new dress on show, but the girl 　2 　still there, and gave no answer. The old woman spoke to the girl again, 　3 　her voice a bit, but still received 　4 　answer. The old woman looked at the girl and said to herself: “I'm too 　5 　to see well. I can't even tell a plastic model from a 　6 　girl!”

　On 　7　 this, the salesgirl shouted at the old woman: “What? Did you call me a plastic model?”

　The old woman was greatly 　8　 .“Oh, dear me,” she said “The model can 　9 　! Then it must be a 　10 　of a new type!”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1．A．shoe	B．book	C．clothes	D．food	[　　]
2．A．talked	B．sang	C．played	D．stood	[　　]
3．A．rising	B．raising	C．carrying	D．lifting	[　　]
4．A．an	B．the	C．to	D．a	[　　]
5．A．old	B．young	C．tall	D．short	[　　]
6．A．bad	B．nice	C．beautiful	D．real	[　　]
7．A．hearing	B．finding	C．seeing	D．thinking	[　　]
8．A．pleased	B．surprised	C．angry	D．excited	[　　]
9．A．speak	B．dance	C．sing	D．say	[　　]
10．A．boy	B．girl	C．robot	D．machine	[　　]

　　Read the passages and do the following exercises. (阅读并做题)

　　A woman has a clever monkey. The woman is an American housewife. She has the monkey for many years. The monkey is a pet (宠物). Some people have dogs and cats as pets. This woman has the monkey as a pet. The interesting thing about the monkey is that it can wash dishes. He washes the dishes for the woman every day. He likes to wash dishes. He will spend hour and hour washing dishes. He never (从不) breaks a dish. But sometimes he washes the same dish over and over. If the woman tries to stop him, he gets angry. He begins to throw the dishes in all directions (四面八方). But this does not happen (发生) very often.

　　Answer the questions according to the passage (根据短文内容，回答问题)

1．What does the woman have?

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2．What does the monkey like to do?

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3．What does the monkey do if the woman stops him?

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4．Does the monkey always throw the dishes?

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5．How do you like the monkey?

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