J．K．Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter，which is now one of the best—sellers in the world．

    J．K．Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31 st，1965．She has one sister who is two years younger than her．Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them．They especially loved stories about magical worlds．Rowling wrote her first story，called Rabbit，at the age of six．

   After she graduated from the university，Rowling worked as a translator in London．During this time，on a long train trip in the summer of l990，the idea came to her of a boy who has magic but doesn’t know it．In l992 Rowling began to teach English．She lived with her baby daughter，Jessica，and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers．It appeared in June l 997．To her surprise，the book was greatly successful．The film came out in November 2001．Now Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries．

   Why has the series been so successful? There are a few things．Many other magical stories take place in far away lands or in past or future times．But Harry lives in modem England．He’s also a very normal boy：polite，friendly，brave and clever．So when other children read about Harry，they can imagine being like him．

   J．K．Rowling is very happy with，the success，and she is now busy finishing the whole series  of seven books．She，s writing full time and she’s really enjoying life；She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and writing children’s books．

1．From the passage we know__________．

      A．J．K．Rowling met a boy named Harry on a train trip

      B．J．K．Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young

      C．J．K．Rowling is two years younger than her sister

      D．Harry Potter is J．K．Rowling’s first story

2．The first Harry Potter book came out in_________________．

      A．July l965  B．the summer of l990   C．June l997   D．November 2001

3．The Harry Potter series is_________________．

      A．written for young people         B．only enjoyed by children

      C．only sold in England           D．about a young inspector

4．J．K．Rowling has been successful，and she___________．

      A．1ikes to travel all over the world with her daughter

      B．is too busy to enjoy her life

      C．is excited about her success every day

      D．is still writing stories for children

5．How is Harry Porter series different from other magical stories?

A．There are magical things   

B．The stories happened in the modern world

C．It has seven books        

D．It took much time to finish

Here is an examination notice（考试通知）. Mrs. Dickson gave it to her students last week.
To the students of Class 3
◇  Examinations start on January 22 and end on June 23.
◇  The time for each of the subject is:
English       June 22        9:30 A.M.- 10:30 A.M.
Math           June 22           11:00 A.M.- 12:00 A.M.
History           June 22        2:30 P.M.-3:30 P.M.
PE           June 23           8:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
Music          June 23        1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
◇  For the PE test? go to the playground. For the music test, go to the Piano Room. All else are written（书面）tests. They will be held in Classroom 3.
◇  No student can get into the examination room more than 15 minutes after the exam starts.
◇  No food or drink during ANY test.
◇  No dictionaries during the English exam.
◇  Wear pants and sports shoes for the PE exam.
◇  If you have questions, go to the Teacher's Office before the tests.
【小题1】Who could not take the English exam?

Here is an examination notice（考试通知）. Mrs. Dickson gave it to her students last week.

To the students of Class 3

◇  Examinations start on January 22 and end on June 23.

◇  The time for each of the subject is:

English       June 22        9:30 A.M.- 10:30 A.M.

Math           June 22           11:00 A.M.- 12:00 A.M.

History           June 22        2:30 P.M.-3:30 P.M.

PE           June 23           8:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M.

Music          June 23        1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.

◇  For the PE test? go to the playground. For the music test, go to the Piano Room. All else are written（书面）tests. They will be held in Classroom 3.

◇  No student can get into the examination room more than 15 minutes after the exam starts.

◇  No food or drink during ANY test.

◇  No dictionaries during the English exam.

◇  Wear pants and sports shoes for the PE exam.

◇  If you have questions, go to the Teacher's Office before the tests.

1.Who could not take the English exam?

A．Nancy. She wore her sports shoes on June 22.

B．Richard. He did not have breakfast before the exam.

C．Wendy. She forgot to take an English dictionary with her.

D．Tony. He went to school at 9:50 0n the morning of June 22.

2.Where were the students of Class 3 at 8:30 A.M., June 23?

A. In the playground.   B. In their classroom

C. In the Piano Room.   D. At the Teacher's Office.

3.When were the written test held ?

A．Only on the morning of June 22.

B．Only on the morning of June 23.

C．On the morning and afternoon of June 22.

D．On the morning and afternoon of June 23.

4.On the morning of June 23, what should Helen, a student of Class 3 get ready for?

A．Food and drinks. Because there is no food and drinks during any test.

B．Dictionary. Because she isn't good at English.

C．Pants and sports shoes. Because there will be a PE exam.

D．Nothing. Because all the exams are over.

5.Tom still has some questions about the exams, he can ________.

A．ask his teacher any time

B．find his teacher in the playground.

C．ask his teacher on June 22 or June 23.

D．go to the Teacher's office on June 21

Here is an examination notice. Mrs. Dickson gave it to her students last week. Read it and answer the questions.
To the students of Class 3
◆Examinations start on June 22 and end on June 23.
◆The time for each of the subjects is:
English   June 22     9:30 A.M.- 10:30 A.M.
Math     June 22     11:00 A.M.- 12:00 A.M.
History   June 22     2:30 P.M.- 3:30 P.M.
PE       June 23     8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
Music    June 23     1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
◆For the PE test, go to the playground. For the music test, go to the Piano Room. All else are     written(书面) tests. They will be held in classroom 3.
◆No student can get into the examination room more than 15 minutes after the exam starts.
◆No food or drink during ANY test.
◆No dictionaries during the English exam.
◆Wear sports shoes and clothes for the PE exam.
If you have questions, go to the Teachers’ Office before the tests

1. 1.

   How many written tests will the students get ready for?

   1. A.
      Two
   2. B.
      Three
   3. C.
      Four
   4. D.
      Five
2. 2.

   Who could not take the English exam?

   1. A.
      Nancy. She wore her sports shoes on June 22
   2. B.
      Richard. He did not have breakfast before the exam
   3. C.
      Wendy. She forgot to take an English dictionary with her
   4. D.
      Tony. He went to school at 9:50 on the morning of June 22
3. 3.

   Where were the students of Class 3 at 8:30

   1. A.
      M., June 23?
      A. In the playground
   2. B.
      In their classroom
   3. C.
      In the Piano Room
   4. D.
      At the Teachers’ Office
4. 4.

   On the morning of June 23, What should Helen, a student of Class 3 get ready for?

   1. A.
      Food and drinks. Because there is no food or drinks during any test
   2. B.
      Dictionary. Because she isn’t good at English
   3. C.
      Sports shoes and clothes. Because there will be a PE exam
   4. D.
      Nothing. Because all the exams are ended
5. 5.

   Tom still has some questions about the exams, he can       

   1. A.
      ask his teacher at any time
   2. B.
      find his teacher in the playground
   3. C.
      ask his teacher on June 22 or June 23
   4. D.
      go to the teachers’ office on June 21 and ask about them