Wordsmith CompetitionEnter the senior high sc...

Wordsmith Competition

Enter the senior high schools’ English writing competition and you could win some great prizes and improve your English language skills at the same time.

The competition

This competition is designed to promote the development of English writing skills among senior high students. All Senior High 1 and 2 students are encouraged to enter the competition.

What to write

A story of 300 words about any subject you can think of.

Rules

You must give your story a title. You must provide personal information with your entry. You may only enter this competition once.

Guidelines

Your story must be original and written by yourself (all entries will be checked). Stories will be judged by a team of English teachers from five different senior high schools. Stories that are well researched, creative and imaginative will receive high marks. Remember to plan your story, write it, and then check the grammar, punctuation and spelling. You should keep a copy of your story for yourself. Competition entries will not be returned.

Deadline

Stories must be received by 5 August through e- -mail. Send your stories to wordsmith @ nol. edu. cn.

Prizes

Gold — £2,000 award

Silver — £1,000 award

Bronze — £500 worth of books

All winners will be informed by e-mail, and the winning entries will be posted on this website.

1.What is the purpose of the competition?

A.To promote students’ reading skills. B.To promote students’ writing skills.

C.To promote students’ listening skills. D.To promote students’ speaking skills.

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the guidelines?

A.The story must be original. B.The story must be written by yourself.

C.Competition entries will not be returned. D.Competition entries will be judged by yourself.

3.What is the prize for gold winners?

A.£2,000. .

B.1,000.

C.E500.

D.A story of 300 words.

4.We can infer from the text that a wordsmith is a person who is good at_

A.winning prizes

B.designing websites

C.using languages

D.copying others’ stories

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C．have joined　　 　　　　 D．have been joined

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2.A. Besides B. Fortunately C. Undoubtedly D. However

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4.A. trapped B. oppressed C. sued D. blamed

5.A. charge B. mistake C. claim D. compaint

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