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J.K. Rowling is the A (0) pen name she uses as a writer. The J is for Joanne, her ______ (1) first name, but she prefers to be called Jo. Apparently, people only call her Joanne when they’re ______ (2) with her. The K is made _______ (3). Her publisher asked her to write using a name with two initials, but she didn’t have a middle name.
Jo did a few different things before she ______ (4) upon the idea of writing children’s books. She worked as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International and ______ (5) an English teacher in Portugal. The idea for the Harry Potter novels _______ (6) from nowhere while she was on a train to London. She said, “The characters and situations came ______ (7) into my head”.
Seven Potter novels _____ (8) and Rowling is one of the richest women in the world. In fact, she is the first novelist _______ (9) to become a billionaire from writing. Her _______ (10) to riches story is a fantasy story in itself. She was on government handouts while writing her first novel. Her last four books broke _______ (11) for the fastest sellers in literary history.
Today she devotes _______ (12) of her time to many charitable ________ (13). She famously demanded that Coca-Cola _______ (14) $18 million to the Reading is Fundamental charity if it wanted a tie-up with the Potter movies. The ________ (15)? In March 2008, she said: "I will continue writing for children because that's what I enjoy".
A | B | C | |
pen | pencil | pence | |
reality | real | really | |
anger | anxious | angry | |
of | over | up | |
struck | strike | stroke | |
is | as | it | |
went | came | gone | |
flooding | flooded | flood | |
lately | latter | later | |
never | ever | however | |
rags | bags | tags | |
DVDs | records | notes | |
many | much | more | |
donor | help | donate | |
future | present | further |
Exercise 5. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). An example (0) has been done for you
О What is the best title for this text?
A J. K. Rowling: the author of Harry Potter novels.
В J. K. Rowling: the richest woman in the world.
C J. K. Rowling: the Early Years.
D Harry Potter: the famous character.
J. K. Rowling...
A is the real name of the writer.
В is the pen-name of the writer.
C stands for Joanne Katherine Rowling.
D is the pen-name which Joanne doesn’t like very much.
2 What jobs did J. K. Rowling do before she started writing children’s books?
A She worked as a researcher, a bilingual secretary and a teacher of Portuguese.
В She worked as a researcher, a writer and a teacher of English.
C She worked as a bilingual secretary, a researcher and a teacher of English.
D She worked as a publisher, a bilingual secretary and an English teacher.
3 When did Joanne Rowling make up the Harry Potter character?
A When she was in London.
В When she was on a bus to London.
C When she was going from London by train.
D When she was going to London by train.
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