Short Story Competition●The competition begin...

Short Story Competition

●The competition begins at June 30 and ends at December 15.

●It is open to all local citizens of Ontario who are at 16 or over, except the employees and judges. and anyone living with any employee of the sponsors or judges.

●The author's name. address, phone number and a 25-50-word self-introduction must be included with each entry on a separate sheet of paper. The name of the author should not appear in the story itself.

●Stories must be original and unpublished up to the time the winners are declared on December 25.

●Stories must be written on a computer, be double-spaced and no more than 2,500 words. Total word count should be printed on the front page of the story,

●No changes to a story are allowed once the Star receives your entry. Typescripts （文稿）will not be returned.

●A $ 5 entry fee must accompany each entry. Cheques or money orders should be made out to the Star Short Story Competition. Please do not send coins,

●Winners will be informed by telephone between 9 am and 5 pm on December 25.

●Professors from the Writing Centre at Ryerson University will complete the first round of judging. Another group of professional writers will select the final three.

More Information：

Send your story to：the Star Short Story Competition, the Star Street, Ontario M5E1E6. Full contest rules are available at www. the star, com/contests

Tel： 416-367-2000

1.Who can join in the competition?

A.A daughter of the judge.

B.A salesman living in The Star Street.

C.A visitor coming from another city.

D.A student in the local primary school.

2.Which of the following stories may be accepted by the competition?

A.A true story written on a piece of paper.

B.A famous story copied from the Internet.

C.A newly created story printed by its author.

D.An original story with its author's name in it.

3.What can you do if you want to join in the competition?

A.Change the story at any time.

B.Take the typescripts back.

C.Pay the fee by credit card.

D.Surf the website for information.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

No sooner _______ the competition _______ _______ an unexpected accident happened.

A. did … begin; than                                                B. had … begun; when

C. did … begin; when                                               D. had … begun; than

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast（吹嘘）.

“And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in the town!”

George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.

Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast—but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned.

Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his formal rival(竞争对手). Perhaps he missed him?

George was very interested in old dictionaries. He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.

“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”

1. George and Richard were ______ at school.

A. competitors 　 B. good friends　　 C. roommates　 D. booksellers

2. George got information about Richard from ______.

A. a dictionary collector in Australia

B. Richard’s wife

C. a rare first edition of a dictionary

D. the wrapping paper of a book

3. How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

A. He envied Richard’s marriage.

B. He thought of Richard from time to time.

C. He felt lucky with no rival in town.

D. He was guilty of Richard’s death.

4.What happened to George and Richard in the end?

A. Both George and Richard became millionaires.

B. Both of them realized their original ambitions.

C. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.

D. George established a successful business while Richard was missing.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.

“And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in the town!”

George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.

Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast—but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned.

Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his formal rival. Perhaps he missed him?

George was very interested in old dictionaries. He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.

“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rival Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”

1.George and Richard were ______ at school.

A. roommates    B. good friends

C. competitors    D. booksellers

2.How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

A. He envied Richard’s marriage.

B. He thought of Richard from time to time.

C. He felt lucky with no rival in town.

D. He was guilty of Richard’s death.

3.What can we infer from this article?

A. Richard’ wife played an important part in his career.

B. Competition could make close friends become rivals.

C. George got information about Richard from the wrapping paper of a book.

D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast(自吹自擂).

“And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in town!”

George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.

Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast—but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned.

Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival(竞争对手). Perhaps he missed him?

George was very interested in old dictionaries. He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel(包裹) arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.

“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”

1.George and Richard were ________ at school.

2. How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

3. George got information about Richard from ________.

4.What happened to George and Richard in the end?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

“I’ll be the first millionaire in Clifford!” Richard Pike used to say.

“And you’ll sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in town!”

George never did become a lawyer and Richard Pike never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Clifford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.

Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival(竞争对手). Perhaps he missed him?

George was very interested in old dictionaries. He had recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was surprised—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.

“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylan. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”

1.What was the relationship between George and Rivhard at school?

A. Partner　　 B. Competitors

C. Roommates　　 D. Good friends

2.What effect did Richard’s disappearance have on George?

A. He envied Richard’s marriage

B. He was quilty of Richard’s death

C. He felt lucky with no rival in town

D. He thought of Richard from time to time

3.Where did George get information about Richard?

A. From the latter’s rivals Dylans

B. From the wrapping paper of a book

C. From a rare first edition of a dictionary

D. From a dictionary collector in Australia

4.What happened to George and Richard in the end?

A. Both of them realized their original ambitions

B. Both George and Richard became millionaires

C. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success

D. George established a successful business white Richard was missing

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.

“And you’ll be sorry that you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll surely be the best lawyer in our town!”

After graduation, George never became a lawyer and Richard was anybody but a millionaire …. Instead, it happened that both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street, while it was hard to make much money from books then, which made the competition between them worse. Eventually, Richard closed down his, dreaming of making a fortune elsewhere.

Now, with only one bookshop in the town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival (竞争对手)。Perhaps he missed him?

George was very interested in old dictionaries, and he had recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was quite delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished — the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading: “Bookends Company has bought ten bookstores from its competitors. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in this country.”

1.George and Richard were 　　　　 at school.

A. roommates　　　　 B. good friends

C. competitors　　　　 D. booksellers

2.How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

A. He envied Richard’s good fortune very much.

B. He thought about Richard from time to time.

C. He felt unlucky with no more rival in the town.

D. He was unhappy of Richard’s disappearance.

3. George got information about Richard from 　　　　 .

A. a dictionary collector in Australia

B. one of Richard’s competitors

C. some rare edition of a dictionary

D. the wrapping paper of a book

4.What happened to George and Richard in the end?

A. Both George and Richard became millionaires by selling books.

B. Both of them realized their original ambitions, which were the same.

C. George established a successful business while Richard was missing.

D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Battered Moons Poetry Competition open now till 30th June 2019

Prizes

— 1st Prize￡700; 2nd Prize E200: 3rd Prize E100.

— Four commendations(奖励) of ￡25 each.

Fees

￡5 for the first poem and ￡4 each for the rest.

Enter the competition

We accept online entries (参赛作品) only.

Guidelines

— Open to any person of the UK aged 20 or over.

— The closing date is 30th June 2019.

— Judges Zoë Brigley Thompson and Cristina Newton will read all the entries and make shortlists (入围名单). Guest judge Zoë Brigley Thompson will choose the seven finalists.

— There is no limit(限制) to the number of entries a single entrant can make.

— Entries cannot be returned, so please keep a copy.

Results

All entrants will receive an email notification of results. Check the Battered Moons website for more information from October 2019.

Poems

—All poems must have a title and must not be more than 40 lines in length (excluding title and line spaces) or 250 words and can be on any subject.

—Entries must be written in English.

—Entries must not have been published, self-published, published on a website or online public space or used by radio or television before 6th October 2019.

Winners

—Winners and poets receiving commendations will be notified in September 2019 and　　 invited to the Poetry Swindon Festival on 6th October 2019, where they will read their winning poems.

—All winners and commended poets will be asked to provide an introduction about themselves to appear with their winning poem on the Battered Moons website, and a photograph for the website.

1.What do we know about the poetry competition?

A.It is open to UK teenagers.

B.It sets seven kinds of prizes.

C.It gives winners money prizes.

D.It allows one entrant one poem.

2.What is one requirement for the entries?

A.They must have a fixed subject.

B.They must be handed in online.

C.They must be at least 250 words.

D.They must be kept in a special form.

3.What are winners asked to do?

A.To provide a self-introduction.

B.To make an acceptance speech.

C.To attend a national meeting.

D.To read their winning poems on TV.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Students are encouraged to _________ the design competition for robots at the university.

A. take part            B. operate          C. join to      D. participate in

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Students are encouraged to _________ the design competition for robots at the university.

A. take part            B. operate            C. join to        D. participate in

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析