Past Tense

*  Reading /Complete the story using the Past Simple.                                       J.K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter books.J. K.'s name is Joanne Kathleen. She  ( be) born in1965 in a small town near Bristol, England.Joanne  (live) with her parents and her sister.The Rowling family was not rich. Joanne  (not go ) to special schools.She was a quiet child.She (love) to readand write stories.Joanne ( go) to Exeter University,and she  (finish) in 1987.She  (work) in different offices. In her free time, she  (write) stories.In 1990, Joanne's mother . Joanne sad, andshe  to leave England.She  a job in the newspaper for an English teacher.The job was in Portugal.She  an interview, and she  the job. In Portugal, Joanne  a Portuguese man.The next year, Joanne had adaughter, but she happy in her marriage.She  Portugal with her daughter and to live to Edinburgh, Scotland, near her sister. Life was difficult for Joanne. She  (take) care of her daughter. She  (be)alone,and nobody  (help) her. She  ( have) no money and no job. She   (live) in a small apartment and  (begin) to write stories again. Joanne first  (think) about the Harry Potter story many yearsagoon a train. Joanne liked to go a coffee shop to write. She  (sit) there for many hours.She  (drink) coffee and  (write). Her daughter  (sleep) beside her.After five years, Joanne  writing the firstHarry Potter book.She  it to many publishers.They all  that they didn't like it.Finally,a publisher  it, but the publisher said," This is a children's book.Adults won't read.You won't make a lot ofmoney." Harry Potter and the Sorcerer'Stone was in the bookstores.J.K.Rowling  very happy. Her dream to publish her book true.The book was famous all over the world.Now Harry Potter book is inforty-two languages. The publisher was wrong about one thing: Everyone loves Harry Potter- children and adults. Over 100 million books were sold in 1999.Then two Harry Potter books (...