1 . What are the speakers talking about?

A．Doing a project.

B．Playing a sport.

C．Joining a team.

3 . Which is the man good at?

A．High jump.

B．Long jump.

C．Table tennis.

4 . What has the woman been doing?

A．Walking.

B．Resting.

C．Playing badminton.

5 . 语法填空

I experienced the Naadam Festival in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the first time this year. Naadam means “games” in Mongolian, and it     1    (represent) by three events: horse racing, wrestling, and archery. Mongolian wrestling is different from the wrestling in the Olympic Games. There are no rounds, and     2    (wrestle) are not separated by weight. Though the three events all left a deep impression     3     me, I liked horse racing best. I was surprised     4    (see) that riders were boys and girls! People say it is     5     children are lighter and the horses can run faster and farther.

6 . When does the football match start?

A．At 6:00.

B．At 8:00.

C．At 10:00.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Why can’t the man take exercise regularly?

A．He doesn’t feel well.

B．He can’t spare more time.

C．He can’t afford the money.

2. What will the woman probably do on Saturday?

A．Attend a party.

B．Go to the gym.

C．Watch a movie.

8 . What’s the woman’s favorite sport?

A．Baseball.

B．Football.

C．Basketball.

9 . 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 Your poems must be unpublished, and in English.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 You may submit up to three unpublished poems.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.

10 . How exercising changed their life

Name: Katelyn Block, 19 The problem: At the end of her junior year of high school, she fell into a serious eating disorder. The change: She was an athlete, but while she was sick, she stopped running. Later, she decided to get back into running. She made the decision to build her body back from the ground up. With a few months of hard work and determination, she graduated from high school with a healthy body.

Name: Amalia Biro, 24 The problem: Amalia was a horseback rider with her sight set on the Olympics, until one day she was thrown off a horse, leaving her left knee badly injured. The change: She ran a 5K at the request of her friend. Running lets her clear her head. She found herself starting to turn to running instead of breaking away from her social life. And she was in good shape and felt better than before.

Name: Sarah Jane Parker, 28 The problem: She had a lot of fear and anxiety about different things. The fear was taking over her life. The change: She tried indoor rock climbing with her friend’s encouragement. When she finally managed to climb to the top, she fell in love with the sport. Eventually she used the courage she got from climbing to break away from her fear.

Name: Kimberly Whittaker, 25 The problem: Two car accidents in one month made Kimberly have joint problems in both knees and pain in her lower back. The change: She joined a gym and worked with a physical trainer three times a week to help her become healthy again. She took spin classes (动感单车) the most often because she felt like she was able to focus her energy just on riding.

1. What was the problem that Katelyn was facing?

A．She got a fever.	B．She was anxious.
C．She couldn’t eat normally.	D．She hurt her knees.

2. What do Amalia and Sarah have in common?

A．They had the same dream.	B．They attended the Olympics.
C．They didn’t trust themselves.	D．They should thank their friends.

3. How did Kimberly become healthy again?

A．By changing her diet.	B．By seeing a doctor.
C．By joining a gym.	D．By studying hard.