Harry Potter and his friends are well-known _____ by the author JK Rowling.

Chris _____ his young nieces over Christmas by pretending to be Santa Claus.

According to a(n) _____ outside the cinema, the new action film opens tomorrow.

Derek lives in Australia, and he has not been back to his _____ of Ireland for years.

Martha was angry about Rhett’s comment, but she ________ calmed down.

An _________ copy of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame costs a fortune.

The Tale of Peter the Rabbit has been loved by children for almost 120 years. Beatrix Potter, a British illustrator and writer, based the character ________ her childhood pet rabbit.

Peter first appeared in a letter to a sick son of one of Potter’s friends. _______ the boy up, Potter wrote a short story about four rabbits.

She included some ________ in the letter. The boy loved the story so much that Potter was inspired to publish it in a book.

In 1901, Potter self-published 250 copies of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. She made sure that the books were small enough to ________ the hands of children.

The book was a big success. She quickly sold out. Publishers sensed a hit, and she signed a deal with one of them. By the end of 1902, the book _______ 20,000 copies.

薇拉確保門鎖上後才離開家。 Vera _______ that the door was locked before she left her house.

貝絲能理解她哥哥總被要求做額外工作的感受。 Beth ________ her brother, who is always asked to do extra work.

She needed to protect her creation, so she patented the _______ of Peter Rabbit.

There is even an amusement park _____ Peter Rabbit in England.