Read the text. Match sentences A–F to gaps 1–5. One sentence does not match any of the gaps.

It’s never too late! There are plenty of famous examples of child prodigies, both in history and in the present day. They have done amazing things when they are very young. Some are artists, musicians and writers. 1___________. But what about people who have become famous or successful later in life? J.K. Rowling is famous all over the world as the author of the Harry Potter series of books. 2___________. The books have sold over 500 million copies, and they have won many prizes. As a result, J.K. Rowling has become one of the wealthiest people in the world. But she hasn’t always been rich, and she hasn’t always been a writer. 3___________. She had the idea for Harry Potter when she was 25. She wrote the first book over the next five years, although it wasn’t an easy time in her life. During that time, she had a young daughter. 4___________. She also started training to be a teacher, in Edinburgh. She showed the book – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – to twelve different publishers. None of them wanted to publish it. 5___________. The following year, her publisher sold it to a publisher in the USA for over $100,000. And the rest, as they say, is history.

A) For some of the time, she didn’t have a job and she was quite poor, and ill.

B) Finally, it was published when she was 32, in 1997.

C) Others are scientists, mathematicians, or perhaps athletes.

D) They often do something else when they are adults.

E) It is the best-selling book series in history.

F) She has been a student, a secretary, and an English teacher in Portugal