A lot of fans now in their late teens and early twenties, grew up with Harry Potter. Harry Potter’s stories have a special meaning for teenage fans—particularly those who are “Harry’s age”. The Harry Potter movies are no longer an evening’s entertainment but that of a lifetime. The beauty of the stories lies not in the supernatural effects (超自然影响), but in happiness, peace, and good feelings among friends and family.

In the spotlight, as always, is Harry’s creator, J.K. Rowling, the woman who dreamed up the adventurous story and wrote it to the final page.

By now over 400 million Harry Potter books have been sold and translated into more than 65 languages. The whole movies series has earned more than $7 billion around the world. The last one alone has become the world’s most profitable movie series.

When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said, “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said, “Don’t worry, I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”

Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!”. All my friends came to help me. However, they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast, soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.

In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone.

Being organized is an important skill for school and life.     26    For schoolwork, it means having one notebook or place where you store all your tasks and plans, so you know what you have to do and when. Keeping clearly labeled binders (活页夹) and keeping all your schoolwork neat and in a special place—these are the main parts of organization.

For home stuff, being organized means having a place to put your things and putting them back when you finish using them.     27     It means keeping your schoolbag, your shoes, or your clothes in the same places so you always know where to find them.

    28     Planning means deciding what you will do and when you will do it. Calendars, and lists can help you plan.     29     Making a plan or a “to-do” list for yourself is a good idea. Looking at your list helps you keep track of what you need to do. Add new things as you get tasks, and check off things when you’ve done them. Use your list to help you decide which thing is the most important to work on first.

It takes some extra efforts to organize yourself and your stuff.     30     The less time you spend hunting around for things or worrying about homework, the more time you have for better things, like reading a good book or playing.   

A woman spread gossip (传播流言) about a neighbor. After a few days the whole neighborhood knew the story. The neighbor was deeply    31    . Later the woman who spread the gossip learned that it was    32     untrue. She was very     33     and went to a knowledgeable old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.

“Go to the market,” he said, “and buy a chicken, and have it     34    , then on your way home, pluck its feathers (拔羽毛) and drop them one by one along the road.”     35    surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.

The next day the knowledgeable man said, “Now, go and    36     all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me.”

The woman followed the same road,     37     she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers     38    . After looking for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.

“You see,” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, but it’s     39     to get them back. So it is with gossip. It doesn’t take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can    40    completely undo the wrong.”

Mr. and Mrs. Brown had a son eleven years after they married. They were happy and the boy was very lovely. When the boy was about four years old, one day Mr. Brown     51     (be) very tired after work so he asked his wife to pick up their son. Mrs. Brown, who was busy    52    (cook) in the kitchen that afternoon, totally forgot about it.

Later the boy lost his way on the street. When the son     53    (find) missing (丢失的), Mrs. Brown hurried to look for him, but she didn’t find him. She felt very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband.

When Mr. Brown went to the police station after hearing that the son was missing, he looked at his wife and     54     (say) just four words. What do you think the four words were? He just said “I love you, darling.”

The son was missing. If he had picked him up earlier, this would not have happened. There is no need to complain anyone. His wife had also lost her only child. What his wife    55    (need) at that moment was comfort and understanding from her husband. That is what the husband gave his wife. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, Mr. and Mrs. Brown finally found their lost son. The family’s relationship    56    (become) stronger over that time.

Sometimes we spend lots of time     57    (ask) who is to be complained. We miss many chances    58     (give) each other support and let each other     59    (feel) the warmth of human relationships. Get rid of all your unwillingness to forgive, and you    60    (find) the world is much more wonderful.

I am writing to tell you about my disagreement. I disagree to your opinion that playing video games is a waste of time.

My little sister Mary loves to play history games, which help players imagine what it would be like to live during a particular time. So the next time I have a history report to write, I can ask her about what she has learned from video games.

My friend Dave plays a video game that is created to help kids understand what it is like to be an astronaut(宇航员), and work in a space station. By playing the game, Dave is learning how to build a spaceship and manage a team of astronauts. This game teaches him some skills that astronauts need in their work.

You also suggest that young people usually play video games for hours at a time. However, some researchers at a university suggest that it is not a problem for kids to play video games as much as two hours a day. I think playing video games an hour a day or a few hours a week fits well with a balanced, busy schedule(安排表). In fact, being able to play video games often makes me get my tasks done during the day, so that I can reward(奖赏) myself with some games in the evening.

Playing video games can help improve study and athletic skills. The university found that playing video games can help people learn math skills and improve sports skills such as throwing, catching, or hitting a ball.

I hope you will consider the many advantages that I have said. Playing video games is not a waste of time. Even you might enjoy playing them!

Sincerely,

Paul

66. 假设你是王林，Carl是你在英国交流学校的好朋友。读下面的报道，然后写一封祝贺信，祝贺Carl 在国家长跑比赛中获得的成绩。

注意：1. 不少于60词，开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。2. congratulations   n.祝贺

Sunshine Middle Schoolboy Carl, 14, has won the first place in the country schools’ long-distance race yesterday. He kept exercising every day in order to perform well in the race. Finally he succeeded. The prize is￡2000 for Carl’s school and ￡500 for Carl. He told the reporters that he would probably spend his money on a family holiday.

Yours,

Wang Lin