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牛津版(深圳·广州)初中英语七年级下册第八单元检测卷
The idea for the book Harry Potter and thePhilosopher's Stone came to J. K. Rowling in 1990. She spent seven yearsfinishing writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs,including one job as an English teacher. Rowling sent the book to fourpublishers before one of them bought it. She was very happy because it was herdream to be a published writer. Before she sold her book, she was living in asmall flat with her daughter. She was so poor that she could not pay the heatin winter.
Harry Potter became a great success withboth children and adults in England. After her second and third books werepublished, the books were made into popular movies. Rowling's life hadcompletely changed, in just three years.
Harry Potter books have become one of themost popular books across the world. People translated them into more than 60languages so far.
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