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J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world. She was born in Britain on July 31st, 1965. She had one sister who was two years younger than her. Both girls liked to their father’s bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story the age of six.
On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he didn’t know it. In 1992, Rowling began the first Harry Potter book for young . It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series (系列) is with people of all ages and about sixty books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That’s the Harry Potter series has been so popular.
J. K. Rowling is very with the success. Now she’s really enjoying life. She said she would go on writing children’s books.
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A goal（目标） for life
Do you have a goal for life? What is it? Do you want to become a great writer, a famous singer or just become a rich person?
A survey（调查） that in modern society（现代社会）, most people choose practical such as “making money to buy a house and a car,” “making one’s life better” or “finding a good job”.
Wang You in a small company（公司）in Nanjing 3 years ago. The job was good and he didn’t need to work on Saturday or Sunday. he felt the work wasn’t exciting at all and the life was . So he gave up his job and went to Beijing in February, 2009. When he in Beijing, he had his new goal as finding a good job.
Now more and more people want to live a life. This shows that the society is making progress and people’s life goals have become more practical. One researcher(调查员) says, “Everybody his or her own life goal. If one man is poor, his life goal will be to make more money. If one man doesn’t a diploma（文凭）, studying hard to get a diploma will become his life goal. And if one man doesn’t have , his life goal will be to look for smiles and kindness. If one man has no life goal, he will waste his lifetime.”
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A．gives B．finds C．comes D．has
A．leave B．get C．find D．give
A．money B．work C．love D．exercise
When I had something difficult to do， I used to ask my mother for help. But she always said， “Do it yourself，dear.” I was not at all. I thought she was the mother in the world!
For example，one day， I decided to some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order. Books were everywhere. And I didn’t make the bed. I asked my to help me clean it， she still said，“Do it yourself，girl.”
Because of my “lazy mother”，I have to my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents I even have to go to the dentist by myself. It is really hard for me to do everything well，but I have learned .
As time goes by， I understand my mother. She makes me clever and diligent (勤奋的) . a great mother! A mother is worth（等值于） one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?A. old B. glad C. thin
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A. do housework B. go swimming C. go camping
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A. young B. good C. happy
Last summer we went on an exciting trip to Sarawak in Malaysia, a part of the island of Borneo (婆罗洲). Borneo is famous for its rainforest, which 427,500 square kilometers of the island. This rainforest is 130 million years old, making it one of the rainforests in the world.
When we were in Sarawak, we were lucky enough to go hiking the jungle. In the jungle we came across many wild . Our favorite animals were orangutans (猩猩). We watched them swing tree to tree. The graceful and gentle animals made us feel even closer to .
The told us many stories of fantastic spitting cobras (啐毒眼镜蛇). He said that they were more of us than we were of them! Another interesting feature of Sarawak is that there are many tribes (部落), which still in the rainforest today.
we visited one of these tribes, people there told us about their long history. We were really in their stories and traditions. Besides, we also enjoyed their ，such as pansoh, which was chicken cooked in bamboo.
In Sarawak, there are also rivers and many different birds. , we didn’t have time to visit Turtle Island. It’s a wonderful place you can swim in with the turtles.
This holiday has been a life-changing that we will never forget.
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As a teenager, I felt I couldn't always make people happy. I was rebellious（反叛的）outside, but I wanted to be inside.
Once I left home to hitch-hike（搭便车）to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn't , and there were many times I didn't feel safe. One situation especially me thankful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was different, not so of myself.
I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was staying with us, was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be if I wasn't there. I told my mom, and she explained Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could take my place. I pointed out, "She is more patient and neater than I have ever been." My mom said these were wonderful ,but I was a loved member of the family who couldn't be replaced（替代）even with my faults（过错）．
I became a searcher, wanting to find out who I was and what made me so special. My view（看法）of myself was .I came to feel much more sure that no one can ever take my position.
Each of us is special to this world. So about being replaced. You be.
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I devote myself to music because of my grandmother. My mom and I lived with my grandparents from the time I was two _ ___ I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day while my mother was .
Grandma loved music. It was she that first __ Elvis Presley (猫王) to me as a very young child，and once I heard his music，I was truly in ______ with it . Most five-year-olds ask for _____ for birthdays, but I wanted Elvis’ albums. I would play them non-stop and dance to the music in my grandma’s family room though my movement didn’t look good.
Grandma played the piano and ______ me to sing “America the Beautiful” and “Somewhere over the Rainbow” .Finally I started playing music on the , and soon Grandma was ______ for me to take piano lessons from a lady living in the neighborhood. I would come home from school and walk three houses down for my lesson. I ______ took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a foundation (基础）and allow me to continue to myself.
Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I ____ along my guitar with me. She was in a lot of pain, but the music seemed to comfort (抚慰）her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to sing “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, her weakened ______ joined in with mine for a few lines. That experience was one of the most touching (感人的) of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish (珍爱）forever. I told her of my music career and she was very ______ and said，“That’s wonderful!” I continued to play for throughout the week when I was at home.
My grandma passed away two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every I write or sing in my life.
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