Harry Potter has captivated readers and cinema-goers worldwide,but a Russian man has decided to see if the famous name can pass an altogether different test-winning him election as a provincial governor.

A . I can’t remember where I left my glasses B . No problem at all C . Thank you for asking me about it

A . 双侧肾不发育 B . 单侧肾不发育 C . 附加肾 D . 蹄铁形肾 E . 交叉异位肾

A . 上睑有突出的皮肤皱褶，绕过内眦呈半环状下垂至脸颊 B . 鼻子扁平 C . 小下颌 D . 下唇和下巴之间有一明显凹陷 E . 耳朵较正常偏低、靠前，耳垂宽阔

A . No problem B . No trouble at all C . Thank you for asking me about it D . I can’t remember where I left my glasse

A．He sold fast food. B．He raised dogs. C．He was a cook. D．He was a cartoonist.

A．Don"t be so sure. B．I" m happy to have done it. C．I"m glad you like it. D．You are welcome.

A．Anxiety B．Excitement C．Indifference D．Disappointment

A．it believed that the books were an abhorrence to God B．it believed that the books would weaken the communication with God C．it believed that the existence of God had been confused by the book D．it believed that the books would ruin the lifves of many young people

Yet Mr. Potter's world is a curious one, in which things are often not what they appear. While an excitable media (hereby including The Economist, happy to support such a fine example of globalisation) is helping to hype the launch of J.K. Rowling's fifth novel, about the most adventurous thing that the publishers (Scholastic in America and Britain's Bloomsbury in English elsewhere) have organised is a reading by Ms. Rowling in London's Royal Albert Hall, to be broadcast as a live webcast. Hollywood, which owns everything else to do with Harry Potter, says it is doing even less. Incredible as it may seem, the guardians of the brand say that, to protect the Potter franchise, they are trying to maintain a low profile. Well, relatively low. Ms. Rowling signed a contract in 1998 with Warner Brothers, part of AOL Time Warner, giving the studio exclusive film, licensing and merchandising rights in return for what now appears to have been a steal: some $500,000. Warner licenses other firms to produce goods using Harry Potter characters or images, from which Ms. Rowling gets a big enough cut that she is now wealthier than the queen—if you believe Britain's Sunday Times rich list. The process is self-generating: each book sets the stage for a film, which boosts book sales, which lifts sales of Potter products. Globally, the first four Harry Potter books have sold some 200 million copies in 55 languages; the two movies have grossed over $1.8 billion at the box office. This is a stunning success by any measure, especially as Ms. Rowling has long demanded that Harry Potter should mot be over-commercialised. In line with her wishes, Warner says it is being extraordinarily careful, at least by Hollywood standards, about what it licenses and to whom. It imposed tough conditions on Coca-Cola, insisting that no Harry Potter images should appear on cans, and is now in the, process of making its licensing programme even more restrictive. Coke may soon be considered too mass market to carry the brand at all. The deal with Warner ties much of the merchandising to the films alone. There are no officially sanctioned products relating to "Order of the Phoenix"; nor yet for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", the film of the third book, which is due out in June 2004. Warner agrees that Ms. Rowling's creation is a different sort of commercial property, one with long-term potential that could be damaged by a typical Hollywood marketing blitz, says Diane Nelson, the studio's global brand manager for Harry Potter. It is vital, she adds, that with more to come, readers of the books are not alienated. "The evidence from our market research is that enthusiasm for the property by fans is not waning." When the author says "there will be no escaping Pottermania", he implies that______. A．Harry Potter's appeal for the readers is simply irresistible B．it is somewhat irrational to be so crazy about the magic boy C．craze about Harry Potter will not be over in the near future D．Hogwarts school of magic will be the biggest attraction world over

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