1 . The 2024 Peace Poetry Awards

The awards contest is to encourage people to explore peace and the human spirit. There are three age categories: Adult (19 & over), Youth (13-18), and Youth (12 & under). The yearly contest is open to people worldwide. Your poems must be unpublished, and in English.

Deadline

All entries must be submitted by July 1st. 2024.

Entry Fee

Adult (19 & over) — $15

Youth (13 - 18) — $5

Youth (12 & under) — no fee

Notes

1. You may submit up to three unpublished poems. At most 30 lines per poem.

2. Include name, address, email, telephone number, and age in the upper right-hand corner of each poem. For the Youth (12 & under) category, please also include your school’s name and your teacher’s name.

3. Title each poem.

4. Please keep copies of all entries as we will be unable to return them.

5. Email your entries to: cwarner@napf.org and Click here to pay your entry fee online; or send your entries and entry fee to Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 1622 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Awards

Adult Winner — $1,000

Youth (13-18) Winner — $200

Youth (12 & under) Winner — $200

Winners will be announced by October 1st, 2024 on our website. Winners will be notified by email. Past years winning poems can be found here.

1. What does the contest encourage people to explore?

A．Development and challenge.	B．Cooperation and competition.
C．Peace and human spirit.	D．Disease and health.

2. What can we learn about the contest?

A．It includes two categories.

B．It is held every three years.

C．It only accepts poems in English.

D．It is only open to people aged 12 and over.

3. You should write the following in the upper right-hand corner of each poem EXCEPT ______.

A．name

B．email

C．age

D．fax

4. To enter the contest, a 12-year-old boy must ______.

A．pay an entry fee of $5	B．write a poem of at least 30 lines
C．submit his entry by October 1st, 2024	D．include his teacher’s name in his entry

5. What will an adult winner get?

A．$200 in prize money.	B．$1,000 in prize money.
C．A collection of this year’s winning poems.	D．A collection of past years winning poems.

2 . 假如你是李华，某英语报社正在举办一个以“How to keep fit”为主题的征文活动，你平时喜欢慢跑（jogging），决定就此写一篇文章投稿。100词左右，包括以下内容。
1. 益处：
（1）老少皆宜，有利于青少年成长、中老年保健；
（2）有助于减肥；
（3）有助于减压，可以让人保持愉悦和自信。
2.建议：
（1）初学者可以一天慢跑两次，每次半个小时左右；
（2）要持之以恒。

Jogging is an easy and good way to keep fit.

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3 . What do we know about Mary?

A．She likes sugar and meat very much.

B．She doesn’t often take exercise.

C．She works in the hospital.