There was a second knock at the door. It was the second time I ______ that afternoo
A.were interrupted
B.was interrupting
C.had interrupted
D.had been interrupted
A.were interrupted
B.was interrupting
C.had interrupted
D.had been interrupted
Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word can be used only once. A) spoiled B) crippled C) hindered D) surrounded E) legal F) permissive G) catalog H) ongoing I) appetites J) outline K) submitted L) profile M) committed N) echoed O) responded The idea for the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone came to J. K. Rowling in 1990. It took her five years to finish writing it. In accordance with her 1) ________, during those seven years she had a number of jobs, including one job as an English teacher in Portugal. Rowling 2) _________ the book to four publishers before one of them bought it. She was very happy to sell her book because it was her life’s dream to be a published writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was financially 3) ________, living in a small apartment with her daughter without heat in the winter. Harry Potter became very successful with children and adults in England since it satisfied their 4) _______. The book also became very popular overseas. For example, once it came to the United States, it was immediately 5) ________ by many crazy readers. Her second and third books 6) ________ this popularity as well. The three books soon filled the top three places on many newspapers’ 7) _________ of best-sellers. Then the books were made into movies, which were undoubtedly in 8) _______ demand. Rowling’s life had changed significantly, in just three years. Not being 9) _________, Harry Potter soon sold more than 30 million books around the world and was translated into more than thirty-five languages. In 1997, she earned £70 a week. By the end of 2001, her 10) ________ income had mounted over £150 million, making her one of the most successful female writers of all time.
A.second large
B.the second large
C.second largest
D.the second largest
A.that
B.why
C.which
D.as
A.structure
B. educate
C. direction
D. instruction
A.lodged
B.occupied
C.exhibited
D.exploited
The second paragraph is mainly about ______.
A.TV as the sustainer of American life
B.TV as the major transmitter of culture
C.the educational effect of TV on society
D.the strong influence and the poor quality of American TV
A.diverse
B.diversity
C.changes
A.First
B.Second
C.Third
D.Fourth
– Hello, may I speak to John?– ________________________
A.You are wanted on the telephone.
B.Can I leave a message for him?
C.ust a second, please.