| A．Skiing. | B．Surfing. | C．Swimming. |
| A．Running. | B．Swimming. | C．Hiking. |
| A．60. | B．40. | C．20. |
| A．Karen. | B．John. | C．Mike. |
5 . We’re launching our 100-Word-Story Competition with prizes of up to £1,000 to be won. Our competition is your chance to show the world your story-telling talents. The editorial team will pick a shortlist of three in each category and post them online.
Competition Rules:
● Submissions are original, not previously published and exactly 100 words long (not including title). Don’t forget to include your full name, address, e-mail and phone number when filling in the form. We may use entries in all print and electronic media.
● There are three categories—one for adults and two categories for schools: one for children aged 12—18 and one for children under 12.
● Please submit your stories online by 5p.m. on 1st May 2022 or send an entry via post addressed to:
Warners Group Publications, West Street Bourne，PE10 9PH.
Prizes:
● In the adult category, the winner will receive £1,000 and a Serious Readers High Definition Floor or Table Light (value up to £399.99) and one runner-up will receive £250.
● In the 12—18s category, the winner will receive £200 or an 8GB Kindle Paperwhite and a £100 book voucher for their school, and the runner-up will receive a £100 book voucher.
● In the under 12 category, the winner will receive £100 or an 8GB Kindle Paperwhite and a £100 book voucher for their school, and the runner-up will receive a £50 book voucher.
Allow more time for postal entries to arrive by 1st May 2022, and insure you include your full name and address, and also clearly state the category you are entering.
1. What may disqualify a candidate from the competition?| A．Mailing the story in printed form. | B．Submitting the story in March 2022. |
| C．Submitting a story of a friend. | D．Writing a story about someone else. |
| A．£1,899. 99. | B．£1, 300. | C．£1,599. 99. | D．£1, 100. |
| A．The prizes in cash are equal for the three categories. |
| B．Three of each category will be selected and posted online. |
| C．The entry with a title must be not more than 100 words. |
| D．It is designed to find talented storytellers around the world. |
6 . Sobhi from Egypt, who has worked as a bodybuilder for almost 60 years, often says that age is just a number. Whenever people ask him when he is going to retire, his only answer is “never”.
It is generally accepted that people grow less active and lose passion for life as they age. However Sobhi believes that age can never block ambitions if people still have strong wills.
Sobhi’s love for sports started when he joined his school gymnastics team. He once won the third place in Cairo’s Gymnastics Championship. In university, he started to pay more attention to bodybuilding, not only for a better shape, but also for a better health.
His body is so well-shaped that it even helped him appear in a famous film. Sobhi played a minor role of a muscleman in the film, which was filmed in Egypt and tells the story of an Ancient Roman soldier who was sent to Egypt by Julius Caesar to monitor one of his commanders.
As an 80-year-old man, Sobhi said training hard and having a good exercise schedule as well as a healthy diet are the real foundations of bodybuilding. He warned young people that taking bodybuilding supplements (补充剂) can lead to health risks. He recommended them to go for vitamins and other all-natural supplements that do not cause harm.
“Sobhi is 40 years older than me, but he does his exercises as if he is much younger than me,” Gabr, an athlete, said. He also said Sobhi is a great example for all athletes at the club, where Sobhi has been working out for the past 40 years. They are lucky to do sports with such a “hero” “We watch him working out in shock. We wish we could just be like him when we are at his age,” Gabr added.
1. What does the underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．Production. | B．Encouragement |
| C．Love. | D．Dislike. |
| A．An advisor. | B．An actor. |
| C．A teacher. | D．A fitness trainer. |
| A．Train as hard as they can. | B．Exercise whenever they like. |
| C．Pay more attention to body shape. | D．Take all-natural supplements. |
| A．Admiration. | B．Indifference. |
| C．Dissatisfaction. | D．Disagreement. |
The frightening day of our diving test was here. Our parents thought we were lucky to have an Olympic-size swimming pool at the school. My mom stressed that the swimming pool was one of the best in our city. But I didn’t feel happy about it at all. Instead, I felt afraid of the swimming pool. It was mainly because I was terribly shy.
I was so shy that I always sat at the back of the room in class so I’d not be called upon to read. As for the present physical education class each Monday morning, I would work my way to the back of the line forming at the diving board so I would not have to practice the dives.
Now, it was another Monday morning - the morning of our diving test. My blood ran cold when the teacher Ms. Robbins announced that we would be graded for our final on the most difficult dive- the jackknife. And she added, “This diving test is important. The one who fails has to spare time in the following Monday mornings to practice diving in this swimming pool and attend this test again.”
My body kept shaking with fear as the line to the scary diving board shortened. As I watched, each student seemed to perform the challenging dive effortlessly. And shortly I would have to attempt something that I had never even practiced before.
Then I remembered someone telling me that when you picture yourself doing a skill over and over, it’s just as effective as physically practicing that skill. So I watched carefully as each classmate jumped at the end of the board once, added a jump for height, folded their body in half to reach for their toes, and finally straightened out like an arrow for going into the water. After carefully watching for a while, I was actually in a state of surprise, because all of a sudden I realized that it was possible for me to perform these four steps of diving.
Eventually all classmates except me finished jumping. The teacher announced that it was my turn.
注意：1. 续与词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
With my heart knocking wildly, I walked down the diving board towards its end.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Knowing I failed, I climbed out of the pool, embarrassed.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________When I was in primary school, I disliked doing exercise. I felt tired when I did any kind of exercise. My parents were really
During all our life, we may face a lot of
| A．Once a week. | B．Twice a week. | C．Every other day. |
1. How much did the man weigh last month?
| A．About 155 pounds. | B．About 160 pounds. | C．About 165 pounds. |
| A．Eggs and tea. | B．Meat and coffee. | C．Fruit and milk. |
