( )2. Why did he miss his/her family so much？
A. He/She had never spent the New Year without the family.
B. He/She was too far away from his/her home.
C. He had no friends here.
D. Both A and B.
( )3. What may be the writer’s job？
A. A student. B. An engineer.
C. A scientist. D. An artist.
( )4. Where did the writer live in Sydney？
A. In a hotel. B. In an Australian family.
C. At school. D. In a friend’s home.
( )5. Which of the following is true？
A. The writer cried very often in Sydney.
B. The writer phoned his/her family every week.
C. The people there are very friendly to the writer.
D. The writer did not like the days in Australia.
B
Kids make different wishes for new year. Some hope that the days will pass by more quickly.
Why？ Because they are waiting to read a new book， "Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince (《哈利？波特和半血王子》)"！
It is the sixth book in the Harry Potter stories. It will be in bookstores in Britain and the US on July 16. Chinese kids will be able to read it three months later.
The last one， "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" came out on June 21， in 2003.
"I only hope you feel it was worth the wait when you finally read it，" said the writer J. K Rowling， on the Internet. Rowling， 39， is going to have her third baby.
The latest book tells of Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (霍格沃茲巫術(shù)和魔法學(xué)校).
Rowling has been thinking about how to start the new book for many years. She gave her readers some hints (提示) on what the book was about.
Rowling hasn't said who the Half-Blood Prince is. But she did say it is neither Harry nor Voldemort.
One of her characters (角色) will die in the book. No one knows who it will be. It's still a secret. However， fans can be sure Harry is safe for now. Rowling has said this may be the sixth and final book about Harry as a young boy.
On the Internet， Rowling said the book will probably be shorter than the 870 pages of the last one. For more information go to Rowling's Website： http：//www.jkrowling.com/
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷正（T）誤（F）。（5分）
( )1. Some children like Harry Potter stories very much.
( )2. Chinese readers will be able to read the sixth book in October.
( )3. The writer of Harry Potter is a young man.
( )4. The writer gave the reader some hints on what the book was about.
( )5. There will be five books about young Harry Potter.
C
The New Year has not always begun on January 1. About 4，000 years ago， people first celebrated it in March. It was the Romans (羅馬人) who first made January 1 the beginning of the New Year in 46 BC (公元前).
The Romans named the first month of the year after Janus. Janus was the Roman god of beginnings and endings. He had two faces， one on the front of his head and the other on the back. So he could see the past and the future at the same time. The month of January looks back on the past year and also ahead to a coming new one.
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