P6 Grammar Cloze 29th Dec

There are 10 blanks in the passage below. From the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each blank. Write the letter (A to Q) in the blank. The letters (I) and (O) have been omitted to avoid confusion. EACH WORD CAN ONLY BE USED ONCE. (A) about (D) but (G) from (K) more (N) on (B) at (E) could (H) is (L) most (P) since (C) between (F) for (J) might (M) of (Q) was Many people in the world would have heard of the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. J.K. Rowling is one of the (1) ______________ successful authors of all time. Her actual name (2) ______________ Joanne Rowling. She was born on 31 July 1965 (3) ______________ Yale General Hospital in England. Rowling loves to write (4) ______________ young. The idea for the book came (5) ______________ when Rowling was delayed on a train (6) ______________ Manchester to London King’s Cross in 1990. At first, not everyone (7) ______________ impressed with her plan to write a story about Harry Potter and his schooldays at Hogwarts. That (8) ______________ be seen from the fact that twelve book publishers rejected her idea. Finally, a small publishing firm decided to publish her book (9) ______________ anticipated that boys might not want to read a book written by a woman. It suggested Rowling to pick a pen name with two initials. The “J” stands for Joanne, her real name and as she has no middle name, she picked “K” for Kathleen, which is the name (10) ______________ her paternal grandmother. Her first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was published in 1997.