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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Read the text. For questions (1–8) choose the correct answer (A, B or C).

The Philosopher’s Stone is the (1)       [one, once, first]__________ book in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series of seven novels that (2)           [makes, is making, have made]________ her the (3)                 [successful, more successful, most successful]______ in the world of all time, selling in excess of 400 million copies world-wide. The books (4)             [read, are read, are reading]______ and enjoyed by children and adults alike and (5)                          [have been made also into, have also been made into, have also been make into]________ hugely popular films.

There are characters in this book that (6)           [remind, reminds, reminding]________ us of all the people we have met. Everybody knows a spoilt, overweight boy like Dudley or a bossy and interfering (yet kind-hearted) girl like Hermione. A large number of the younger readers can (7)        [easy, easily, easier]______ identify with Harry, especially with his initial feelings of isolation and not belonging, and then through to his excitement of finally (8)         [leaving, leave, left]________ that life behind in favour of one where he belongs and will be happy. This book is highly recommended to anybody between the ages of 8 and 80.

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