1 . Regrowth Poetry Competition is open to all published and unpublished, UK and non-UK based male and female writers over 16 years of age. This competition is open to poetry submissions. Poems must be based around the theme of “regrowth, birth, survival, and new life” and in any genre. The poem should be between 5 and 30 lines in length (including title).

Entry details, rules and regulations to the competition are listed below:

1. All entries must be sent using the form online.

2. Entry will cost £4.00. You can pay online via PayPal or credit card. You can also pay by cheque, making it payable to Susan Cawte. The postal address is 412 Thorold Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4HF. Multiple entries are allowed.

3. Entries will not be returned.

4. All entries submitted must be work which has not been published elsewhere or submitted to another competition which is currently still open.

5. All entries must be your own work. Any entry found to be plagiarized or printed elsewhere will be disqualified.

6. All entries submitted must clearly state the author's name, address, email address and contact telephone number on the submission.

7. The winner will be notified within one month of the closing date.

8. The closing date for entries is midnight (BST) 30th April 2016.

Prizes:

1st: £50, published story in the magazine, and a feature article about the winning author.

2nd: £25, story published in the magazine.

The 20 shortlisted authors will be listed online in May. Winners will be announced on 1st June 2016.

1. What should be the theme of the poems in the competition?

A．Peace.	B．Friendship.
C．Regrowth.	D．Health.

2. If you want to take part in the competition, ____.

A．you can only submit one entry

B．you must be a British boy of 16

C．you have to pay the entry fee by cheque

D．you must send the entries before 30th April 2016

3. What is the probably meaning of the underlined word “plagiarized”?

A．Written.

B．Copied.

C．Typed.

D．Read.

2 . Handball(手球)is a hugely popular sport in Europe and Asia, and it is one of the fastest and most exciting sports in the world．It combines basketball and soccer with the attracting saves of water polo．
Handball is played on an indoor court(the size of two basketball courts)and there are goals at each end．There are twelve players on each team，two goal keepers and ten field players，but there is a maximum of one goalkeeper and six field players from each team allowed on the court at any one time．The idea is simple：score more goals than the other team．
The ball is made of leather or synthetic material and it must be round．The surface must not be shiny or slippery．The size and weight of the ball varies for male and female teams，and adult and junior teams．
Handball has the same free-ranging play as basketball，with all players except the goalkeeper constantly moving from attack to defence．The goalkeeper uses hands, feet，head and body to keep out the other team’s shots．The origins of handball are unclear．Many people believe that it developed as a training game for soccer，to be played in the off season，or when it snowing．Now，in countries where handball is popular，players can earn large sums of money，and indoor stadiums seating over ten thousand people sell out regularly．Handball has been played at the Olympics since 1972．
1. The passage states that handball was most probably developed__________．

A．as a replacement for basketball

B．by supporters of water polo

C．as a training game

D．for the 1972 Olympics

2. The statement，“The idea is simple”，emphasizes that in handball the _____ ．

A．game has only one purpose

B．court is clearly marked

C．players can change positions

D．goalkeeper is the last defense

3. It is clear that the writer believes the sport of handball __________.

A．is more popular for men than for women

B．is great fun for the audience

C．requires an unusually shaped ball

D．should only be played in winter

4. In which order does the information appear in the passage?
a．type of ball                 b．court size
c．beginning of the sport   d．team members

A．c—a—b—d	B．b—a—d—c
C．c—d—a—b	D．b—d—a—c

3 . Speak confidently and think logically. Year 13 schoolboy Arunabh Prakash can't agree more. Anmabh is one of the five students that will represent New Zealand at the 26th World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) to be held in Thailand from August 5 to l5 this year.
"You've got to be persuasive, regardless of the fact that you believe in a topic or not," says the 17-year-old.
"There are a lot of speakers who are eloquent (雄辩的) but find it difficult to think logically and then there are those who have a good argument but can't deliver."
Endurance (忍耐) is another quality he says one must have in the heated arena (赛场) of expressing opinions and ideas.
"There are times when you have to debate for five hours at a go and are completely exhausted. It's quite intense. You must have the energy to debate for long hours," says Arunabh, who began debating in year 10.
The WSDC is a debating competition in the world for high school students from different countries. It involves four prepared debates and four impromptu debates — debates without specific preparations.
To gain selection for the national team for the global final, Arunabh had to compete with regional teams. Despite the mounting pressure, he says he was confident of winning.
"We didn't loose a debate in the first two days. And we had a very strong team. We were confident of our ability to win," he says.
1. What can we know about Arunabh from the text?

A．He started debating at the age of ten.

B．He is on his country's national debating team.

C．He argues only on the topics that he believes in.

D．He is unsure of winning the debating competition.

2. According to Arunabh, what are important in debating?

A．Eloquence and logic thinking.	B．Confidence and dreams.
C．Endurance and experience.	D．Talent and teamwork.

3. The WSDC is a debating competition ______.

A．based in Thailand

B．for young New Zealanders

C．with prepared and unprepared debates

D．lasting for five days

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．The Skills of Debating

B．Growing from the Regional Team

C．Schoolboy to Compete on the International Stage

D．The 26th World Schools Debating Championships

4 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Personalized Exercise

As the start of every year, many of us promise ourselves that a certain number of times a week we will go to the gym or attend an exercise class. But finally many of us just struggle to fit exercise into our lives, or start off well and then give up. Why do we have a good plan at the beginning and fail to achieve it in the end? How can we deal with the problem?     1    

It is important to determine your motivation first. Are you mainly interested in de-stressing or in getting fitter? If your goal is relaxation, then ask yourself if you want to do it energetically.     2     If you have a calmer style, you can do something quite different. You could choose solitary exercise, such as walking the dog or doing some gardening.     3     There are quite a lot of them, such as walking and running groups, dance classes, etc. On your own, you could go horse riding or swimming, or just download fitness exercise programs and do it at home.

    4     If you have free time at the weekend, you could book some time with a personal trainer, who can come to your house, or you could meet him at the gym. If your life is not as regular, you could choose the next couple of minutes you have to try an exercise DVD, or put your running shoes on and run for any length of time.

As you see, everything counts when you are doing exercise. Whatever your lifestyle is, you will be able to have something that suits you.     5    Just sit down with a cup of tea, read this article again, and have a think about your options. Then finish the tea, get up, get going, and don’t stop.

A．Good exercise is necessary for physical health.

B．The key could be to find the right type of exercise.

C．If it is fitness you are after, group activities will be suitable.

D．You’d better create a personalized plan to get you into shape.

E．In this case, a type of exercise based on boxing may be right for you.

F．In other words, you can always find personalized exercise by yourself.

G．For people who are extremely busy, it is easier to fit exercise into daily lives.

5 . The first ancient Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BC. Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics. This made him the first Olympic champion in history. Then the Olympic Games developed and continued to be held every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, put a stop to the Games.

In 1892,a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin suggested starting the Olympic Games again but failed. Two years later,Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 people representing nine countries. At this meeting he got what he wanted. All the delegates at the meeting voted for the Olympic Games. They also decided to have Coubertin found an international committee (委员会) to organize the Games. This committee became the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was chosen to be its first president. Athens was chosen for the revival (复兴) of the Olympic Games and the planning began.

The first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April, 1896. Since the Greek government didn’t have enough money to build a stadium, a wealthy Greek man, Georgios Averoff, donated over $100,000 to repair the Panathenaic Stadium built in 330 BC.Since the Games were not well publicized (宣传) internationally, athletes were not nationally chosen but rather came by themselves. Some athletes were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.

1. What can we know about the first Olympic Games？

A．There was only one event in it.

B．It opened in the first week of April 1896.

C．Coroebus was the first man to take part in it.

D．It was stopped by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I.

2. Coubertin made his dream come true in ____.

A．776	B．1892
C．1894	D．1896

3. Which of the following is the right order according to the passage？ ____
a．Coubertin first brought forward his idea to start the Olympic Games.
b．Demetrious from Greece was selected as the first president of IOC．
c．Coroebus became the first Olympic champion.
d．Georgios donated money to repair the Panathenaic Stadium.

A．acdb	B．cabd
C．bdac	D．dcba

4. The best title for the passage would be ____.

A．The History of the Olympics

B．How Coubertin Set up IOC

C．The First Modern Olympic Games

D．Great Changes in Olympic Games

6 .           People need to relax and enjoy themselves. One way they can have a good time is to watch a baseball game or another sports event. Even thousands of years ago, groups of people gathered to watch skilled athletes(运动员).

Over 2000 years ago in Greece, certain days in the year were festival days. These were holidays when people stopped work and enjoyed themselves. They liked to watch athletes take part in races and other games of skill.

The most important festival was held every four years at the town of Olympia. It was held in honor of the Greek god Zeus (Zus). For five days, athletes from all parts of the Greek world took part in the Olympic Games. At the Olympic Games, people could watch them box, run, jump and so on. There was a relay race between two teams of men in which a lighted torch (火炬) was passed from runner to runner. The Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities which were at war with one another had to stop fighting. People were allowed to travel to the games safely. Thousands of people came to Olympia from cities in Greece and from her colonies (殖民地) in Africa, Asia and Italy. They met as friends to cheer their favorite athletes and to enjoy themselves.

1. What happened in Greece over 2000 years ago?

A．People stopped work and enjoyed themselves.

B．The cities there were often against one another.

C．People watched baseball games.

D．People didn’t go to any games at all.

2. What were those countries in Africa?

A．Friends.	B．Enemies.
C．Colonies.	D．Other cities.

3. What did people do at the games?

A．They fought.	B．They just talked to friends.
C．They cheered for good athletes.	D．They tried to find friends.

4. Greek cities then were fighting so they_____.

A．were weak	B．were strong
C．couldn’t go to other cities freely	D．could see each other

5. The best title for the story is “_____”.

A．Greece at War	B．Together for the Games
C．Stop Fighting	D．Sport

7 . Running for a Dream

I will never forget that November day．It was hotter than normal．This was the ________ my father and I had waited so long for，because we had been working towards this race for three years．Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view．They had come ________me．I saw worry and ________on my father's face．Then the race began!

For the first two and a half miles．I felt________．I had never before been so ready for something．The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled________and a strict diet．My friends hadn't seen me in weeks，but they understood the _______required to make my dream a reality．As in all of my races，I didn't _______ out in the front，I loved the pleasure of passing people as my strength overtook their premature speed．

Then without warning，my strength began to decrease．Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors，I ________see the finish line．I had begun the final dash into_______when my knees became weak and my legs gave way．Nothing I could do would make them _______ weight．

I watched as runners rushed by me．________ I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed．I had to finish the race．However，my legs hurt badly．With all of the ________ left in me，I got on my hands and knees and crawled （爬），inch by inch，across the finish line．Voices，both ________ and familiar，cheered me on．They gave me the courage to keep ________until the very end．

The doctors were there in seconds，but my eyes searched the crowd for him．There was only one person I wanted to ________to．I whispered，"I'm so sorry，Dad，I'm so sorry I ________you．"He looked at me，saying，"You could never disappoint me．Sometimes these things just ________．All that matters is that you did your best．"

"But we worked so ________．What about our dream？"He reached over for my hand and said，"Don't you know that you are my dream and it has come true？"

It wasn't long before my running shoes were back on，marking a________path for my journey，I learned that all of the miles，the tears，the sweat，and the pain my dad and I experienced together were not for a________．What I realized，though，was that to him，I was the greatest prize he had ever won．

1.

A．dream

B．weather

C．result

D．day

2.

A．for

B．to

C．across

D．over

3.

A．coldness

B．astonishment

C．excitement

D．amusement

4.

A．proud

B．great

C．nervous

D．afraid

5.

A．programs

B．studies

C．instructions

D．practices

6.

A．sacrifice

B．potential

C．patience

D．attention

7.

A．look

B．move

C．start

D．come

8.

A．should

B．could

C．must

D．need

9.

A．relief

B．spirit

C．pleasure

D．glory

10.

A．give

B．feel

C．hold

D．add

11.

A．Where

B．Because

C．If

D．Although

12.

A．trust

B．emotion

C．strength

D．confidence

13.

A．loud

B．foreign

C．soft

D．firm

14.

A．going

B．running

C．fighting

D．training

15.

A．refer

B．talk

C．listen

D．agree

16.

A．frightened

B．disturbed

C．disappointed

D．bored

17.

A．develop

B．change

C．follow

D．happen

18.

A．late

B．hard

C．closely

D．quickly

19.

A．new

B．near

C．rough

D．narrow

20.

A．wish

B．duty

C．rank

D．race

8 . The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule. During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics. In the 1950’s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful.

When the White Olympics came, the host countries (东道国) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sports men began to take part in the White Olympics. Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet. Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.

1. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics _______.

A．are the same thing	B．are different games
C．are not held in winter	D．are held in summer

2. The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games _______.

A．after the year 1936	B．after the 3rd White Olympics
C．before the 3rd White Olympics	D．before the year 1932

3. The Winter Olympics is held once _______.

A．every two years	B．every three years
C．every four years	D．every five years

4. Which of the following is true?

A．Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

B．Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

C．All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

D．Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games.

5. What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?

A．Basketball.

B．Table tennis.

C．Football.

D．Skating.

9 . 2015 TFK Poetry Contest

(2015 • 江西调研）Call all poets! Time For Kids (TFK) has a challenge for you: write a funny, rhyming poem. It must be an original poem that does not copy another poet’s work. Enter it in the Time for Kids Poetry Contest! As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own, Time For Kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation.

Contest Rules

1. How to enter This contest begins at 12:01 am on March 6, 2015 and ends at 11:59 pm on July 24, 2015. To enter, mail the following information to 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10020: (a) an original and previously unpublished poem that is humorous and has a rhyme scheme; (b) entrant’s first name only and a parent’s mail address. Limit one entry per person. When entering, entrant promises that the entry is original, and has not been published in any medium and has not won an award.

2. Judging All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality (50%), use of language and rhyme (25%) and appropriateness to the theme of the contest (25%). The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration.

3. Prizes Our judge will select four semi-finalists (半决赛选手) from which one grand prize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grand prize winner will receive an online class visit from Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt and a signed copy of his newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, approximately value at $ 275. The three finalists will each get a signed copy of Nesbitt’s newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, and both their poems and that of the grand prize winner will be published at timeforkids.com.

4. Eligibility (参赛资格) Open to legal citizens of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are primary school students and are 8 to 13 years old at time of entry.

5. Winner’s list For names of the winner and finalists, visit timeforkids.com (after August 1, 2015, available for a period of 10 days).

1. The purpose of the contest is to       .

A．encourage children to learn from other poets

B．help children realize the dream of poetry writing

C．encourage children’s interest in poetry writing

D．encourage children to read more original poems

2. Which of the following characteristics of a poem is valued most in judging?

A．Being creative and original.

B．Using a proper number of words.

C．Using proper language and rhyme.

D．Being appropriate to the contest theme.

3. What can be known about the finalists of the contest?

A．They will get a great deal of money.

B．Their poems can be read at timeforkids.com.

C．They will receive an online class visit from Nesbitt.

D．Their poems will appear in Nesbitt’s newest book of poetry.

4. According to the contest rules,       .

A．poems can be sent to the organizers by e-mail

B．all children have the right to take part in the contest

C．the number of one entrant’s poems to enter the contest is not limited

D．the result of the contest will be unknown before August, 2015

10 . Sports are all about change. A team gets better. A kid practices more and swims a personal best or learns a new move on the basketball court. In 2006, two things happened that got me thinking about change—in sports and in life.
One of them is tennis champion Andre Agassi, who retired in 2006. Agassi was a terrific player who won 60 titles, including eight major championships(冠军称号). But his greatest accomplishment（成就）might have been how much he changed during his career.
When he was young, Agassi was a show off who seemed to care only about himself. He didn't train very hard, but he won matches because of his tremendous（极大的）talent.Eventually, though, injuries and his bad attitude caught up with him. He fell from No.1 in the world ranking to No.141.
So Agassi changed. He trained harder and became a world-class player again. More importantly, he changed as a person. He was nicer to fans and opponents（对手）. He stopped thinking just about himself and started thinking about others. Through his Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, he raised more than $60 million to help disadvantaged kids around his hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada. He even started a school, the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, for at-risk kids.
At the start of a new year, lots of people promise themselves they will change. They might vow to get in good physical shape, do better in school or be nicer to others. Changes such as those can be difficult. But they do happen. Just remember Andre Agassi: It wasn't easy, but he changed, and changed for the better.
1. According to the writer, which of the following may be the greatest achievement for Agassi?

A．He once ranked No.1 in the world rankings.

B．He won 60 titles.

C．He changed much during his career.

D．He won 8 major championships.

2. What does the underlined work “vow” in the 6th paragraph probably mean?

A．promise.

B．agree.

C．wish.

D．prove.

3. What do you know about Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation?

A．It is intended to help at-risk kids.

B．It is a charity school set up by Agassi.

C．Some disadvantaged kids can get help from it.

D．Agassi runs it with his prize money.

4. What might be talked about in the paragraphs following this passage?

A．What achievements Agassi has made after he changed for the better.

B．How we can change for the better.

C．Another thing happened in life that got the writer thinking about change.

D．Some assessments(评价) about Agassi from different people.