1 . Exercise and I had never had a good relationship due to my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad
When I entered the University of Regina, my dad
The spring semester came. A friend of mine
I went, and that was it. Zumba became my
A.expected | B.allowed | C.forced | D.invited |
A.therefore | B.though | C.instead | D.besides |
A.avoided | B.risked | C.regretted | D.kept |
A.in shape | B.for fun | C.at ease | D.on business |
A.refused | B.happened | C.bothered | D.decided |
A.hardly | B.merely | C.constantly | D.gradually |
A.eager | B.content | C.embarrassed | D.disappointed |
A.cheated | B.comforted | C.asked | D.annoyed |
A.happy | B.proud | C.careful | D.sure |
A.cup | B.part | C.share | D.mouth |
A.curiosity | B.passion | C.fear | D.confidence |
A.perfect | B.positive | C.adorable | D.official |
A.accept | B.feel | C.display | D.compare |
A.witness | B.separate | C.discourage | D.save |
A.trouble | B.sense | C.peace | D.contact |
2 . Global Essay Competition
The John Locke Institute encourages young people to develop the characteristics that turn good students into great writers. Our Essay Competition invites students to explore a wide range of challenging and interesting questions beyond the limits of the school curriculum (课程).
All of our essay prizes are judged by senior academics from the University of Oxford. The judges will choose their favourite essay from each subject category and an overall “best essay” across six subjects: Philosophy, Politics, Economics, History, Psychology and Law.
Entry Requirements
Entry is open to students from any country. Candidates must be eighteen years old, or younger, on the date of the submission deadline, 30 June. Candidates for the Junior Prize must be fourteen years old, or younger, on the date of the submission deadline. Each essay should address only one of the questions in your chosen subject category, and must not exceed (超过) 2, 000 words.
Key Dates
30 June: Submission deadline
14 July: Short-listed candidates informed
26 August: Awards Dinner for the Junior Prize
2. September: Awards Dinner for the Economics Prize and other prizes
Prizes
There is a prize for the best essay in each category. The prize for each winner of a subject category, and the winner of the Junior category, is a scholarship worth US $2,000 towards the cost of attending any John Locke Institute programme, and the essays will be published on the Institute’s website. The prize-giving ceremony will take place in Oxford.
The candidate who submits the best essay overall will be awarded an honorary John Locke Institute Junior, Fellowship, which comes with a US $10, 000 scholarship to attend one or more of our summer schools.
1. What should the entry be about?A.The limits of school courses. | B.The characteristics of great writers. |
C.One of the given questions. | D.Anything in the chosen fields. |
A.It sets a word limit on essays. |
B.It has six subject categories. |
C.Its prizes are judged by voting online. |
D.It is open to any student regardless of his or her nationality. |
A.10 | B.14 | C.18 | D.20 |
A.On 30 June. | B.On 14 July. |
C.On 26 August. | D.On 2 September. |
A.A fellowship at Oxford University. | B.A summer school scholarship. |
C.A chance to get published. | D.A US $1, 000 award. |
3 . When Vance Hinds learned of comedian Bert Kreischer’s no-wine October challenge last year, he felt inspired. Hinds decided to prove to himself that he could also achieve something
The Georgia native began his weight loss journey weighing in at 475 pounds. To make sure he stayed on
From the very beginning of his decision to change his life, Hinds’ friends willingly
Day after day, Hinds made his
With Page’s help, Hinds
When he weighed himself one year after beginning his challenge, he felt really
Hinds’ excitement and
A.as if | B.so that | C.as long as | D.in spite of |
A.found | B.made | C.began | D.admitted |
A.top | B.line | C.track | D.average |
A.posted | B.watched | C.studied | D.criticized |
A.support | B.laughing | C.requirement | D.misunderstanding |
A.asked | B.joined | C.invited | D.recommended |
A.use | B.lose | C.need | D.gain |
A.afraid | B.anxious | C.careful | D.able |
A.regretfully | B.secretly | C.proudly | D.accidentally |
A.cheering | B.fighting | C.sleeping | D.arguing |
A.joy | B.health | C.education | D.reputation |
A.forgetting | B.planning | C.refusing | D.starting |
A.agreed | B.stopped | C.offered | D.remembered |
A.failed | B.hated | C.dreamed | D.continued |
A.gave up | B.melted away | C.passed on | D.ran out |
A.reaching | B.setting | C.changing | D.considering |
A.shy | B.thrilled | C.embarrassed | D.frightened |
A.nearly | B.only | C.at least | D.as many as |
A.desire | B.love | C.patience | D.energy |
A.friendly | B.serious | C.positive | D.curious |
4 . Heroes Stamp Design Competition
Welcome to the Heroes Stamp Design Competition! Children aged 4-14years are invited to design a stamp. Eight designs will be chosen for this stamp series from the Royal Mail. One of the designs could be yours. There are 120 great prizes on offer for area winners and runners-up. Plus, cash prizes for the winning schools too.
Stamp Designing
The stamp design will be based on your hero or heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. The past year has been very difficult for so many people. There are countless frontline workers and volunteers who have continued to work tirelessly to keep the country moving.
Being a stamp designer is a very skilled job. One of the jobs of a stamp designer is to reduce the size of a picture to fit the stamp. When designing your stamp, have a think about what kind of image of your hero or heroes would make a good miniature (微型的) design for a stamp. The final stamps produced will be about 3.7cm wide×3.5cm high.
Things to consider
Your stamp design must be drawn on the official competition entry form (报名表) which your teacher will give you.
Your design must be your own original work.
Drawings must be flat, so please don’t stick any materials or textures (纹理) to your design.
Please use lots of colour (no black and white images) in your design.
Please avoid using highlighter pens (荧光笔).
Good Luck
The closing date for the competition is 28th May. Please ask your teacher, or parent, for one of the official entry forms. You’re then ready to start designing! We can’t wait to see all of the amazing designs from gifted children across the country.
Good Luck!
1. Who would probably take part in the competition?A.Students. | B.Doctors. |
C.School teachers. | D.Professional designers. |
A.It will begin on 28th May. |
B.It is for a series of four stamps. |
C.It asks competitors to honour heroes on their stamps. |
D.It will provide each competing school with cash prizes. |
A.About 3.5cm wide×3.5cm high. | B.About 3.7cm wide×3.7cm high. |
C.About 3.5cm wide×3.7cm high. | D.About 3.7cm wide×3.5cm high. |
A.It should be black and white. |
B.It should be drawn with highlighter pens. |
C.It should be flat with textures. |
D.It should be drawn on a given form. |
A.advertise for some newly issued stamps | B.send a notice about designing stamps |
C.call on people to respect modern heroes | D.encourage people to be frontline workers |
5 . Club sports provide both a competitive and social sporting experience to any Purdue student. Whether you are looking to continue to be part of a sport you love or looking for new experiences, there is a club for you at every skill level.
The Purdue University Baseball Club
The Purdue University Baseball Club is a student-run organization that participates in intercollegiate(大学间的)athletic competition. We provide students an opportunity to continue their baseball career at a collegiate level.
President: Jack Fitzhugh
Email: jfitzhu@purdue.edu
The Purdue Gymnastics Club
The Purdue Gymnastics Club is a group of normal everyday students who, like yourself, want to stay active while at school. We practice during evening hours four times a week during the fall and spring semesters. We own and operate equipment for four women’s and six men’s events.
President: Maya MeDonald
Email: medon127@purdue.edu
The Purdue Triathlon Club
The Purdue Triathlon Club’s mission is to get together multi—sport athletes who want to train in a social environment and promote interest and participation in triathlons(铁人三项), duathlons(铁人两项), running, swimming and cycling events on the Purdue University campus. We encourage and support members while training together. We travel to races in the spring and summer together and host two races during the school year. We end our year at the Collegiate Nationals in April.
President: Katalin Kovach
Email: kovach 10@ purdue.edu
The Purdue Men’s Club
The Purdue Men’s Club Volleyball allows Purdue undergraduate and graduate students to play volleyball at a competitive, intercollegiate level. Tryouts are held at the beginning of each semester and teams are divided based on skill level. Players come from all over the country, not just the Midwest. The first and second teams travel to tournaments across the Midwest and to the NCVF National tournament each spring. The club is an NCVF and MIVA recognized program and consistently finishes in the top competitive divisions of the region and nation.
President: Ben Bednarczyk
Email: bbednarc@ purdue.edu
1. Who can you contact if you want to participate in a baseball game?A.Maya MeDonald. | B.Katalin Kovach. | C.Jack Fitzhugh. | D.Ben Bednarczyk. |
A.It operates equipment for 10 events. |
B.It is open every day throughout the semester. |
C.It includes both students and professional athletes. |
D.It is a student-run organization. |
A.It aims to popularize three sports. | B.It hosts races annually in April. |
C.It divides members based on skill level. | D.It allows athletes to train in multiple sports. |
A.The Purdue Triathlon Club. | B.The Purdue Gymnastics Club. |
C.The Purdue Men’s Club Volleyball. | D.The Purdue University Baseball Club. |
A.Students’ Textbooks. | B.School Magazines. |
C.Travel Agencies. | D.Campus Network. |
When I was a kid, my parents were busy working so they enrolled (登记) me in the Spartak Tennis Club in Moscow. Every day after school my parents would take me to Spartak and I would be there until maybe nine o'clock. All we did was play tennis, eat, do homework, have fun and hang out. It was basically my second family.
In that second family was a woman who was like a mother to me, my first coach, Larissa. I still refer to her as my second mother. She taught me everything I know about how to play tennis, but she’s also a wonderful person. She’s kind and patient, which is not what you expect from one of the top tennis coaches in Russia.
Her program when I was little was based on tricking us into doing our exercises. She would put a candy under the cones (锥形物), and we would try to hit the targets with balls, you got to have an ice cream.
Of course we worked hard and I didn’t let her down.
My second-ever tournament was the Moscow Championships, and I won. Afterwards Larissa came up to me and said, “Congratulations, Enjoy today because tomorrow it’s back to work.” She was always telling us to celebrate and have fun with any particular achievement but to always remember there is something more you can do, something more you can achieve.
Now every time I go back to Russia I go to Spartak to see Larissa. We look at all the pictures from all the birthday parties and tournament and celebrations. It is really cool to have someone like her in my life. Larissa is still coaching, but we don’t talk much about tennis any more. We just talk.
1. Why did the author go to Spartak every day? (no more than 15 words)2. What does the author think of his coach? (no more than 10 words)
3. What’s Paragraph 3 mainly about? (no more than 10 words)
4. What does the underlined phrase “let her down” in Paragraph 4 mean? (no more than 5 words)
5. What can you learn from Larissa? (no more than 25 words)
A.Go swimming. | B.Go dancing. | C.Go camping. |
1. On which days is the sports centre closed?
A.Mondays. | B.Saturdays. | C.Sundays. |
A.From one to three. | B.From three to five. | C.From four to six. |
A.Tennis. | B.Football. | C.Basketball. |
9 . NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 2020 PHOTO COMPETITION!
Woo-hoo! Get your cameras and smartphones at the ready, because it’s time for this year’s NG KIDS photography competition.
What you need to know
Competition is open only to legal residents (居民) of the UK and Ireland who are between the ages of 7 and 14.
We have THREE categories (类别) in the competition — animals, people and environment (a new category started this year). You can enter as many categories as you like but just ONE photo per category, please!
All photos should be sent through our website. If you’ve not already registered, you or your parent will need to do so at natgeokids. com/uk/ photocomp — it will only take a minute to do!
You can submit (提交) ONE photo for each of the three categories. Photos should be in JPEG format, between 1MB and 5MB in size. Enter at natgeokids. com/uk/photocomp.
Before you submit your photo, make sure you rename it with your full name and the category you are entering. For example, Joe-Bloggs-Animals. jpg.
Don’t forget to tell us your full name, date of birth and the title of your photo!
The prizes
Our Star Prize is a family holiday in Morocco!
And that’s not all! Each category winner will win a number of prizes too, including an amazing Nikon COOLPIX W150 camera, which is built to go anywhere.
The closing date is 23:59 (GMT) on 21 October 2020. Winners will be notified (通知) before 18 November 2020.
1. How is this year’s competition different from that of last year?A.It has a new category. |
B.It lasts about one month longer. |
C.It is open to kids from around the world. |
D.It will give more than one prize to winners. |
A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.five. |
A.be 14 years old or older |
B.submit their photos on its website |
C.get their parents agreement |
D.Give their photos an amazing name. |
A.The photos can be submitted on 18 November 2020. |
B.All the winners can go for a family holiday in UK. |
C.It will take a long time to register. |
D.One must rename the photo with full name and the category. |
A.A research plan. | B.A science report. |
C.A nature magazine. | D.A tourist guidebook. |
What’s your favorite sport?
Why do you like this sport?
What benefits can you get from this sport?
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