1 . ISA Summer Camps of Figure Skating in Prague 2023!

Thanks to our considerable experience in organizing international figure skating camps for children, we have again prepared special programs for our summer training camps. The summer figure skating program has been developed with the requirements of international standards in mind, taking into account the age and physical abilities of young figure skaters.

Training week schedule

Monday to Saturday

22 hours of training: 11 hours on ice and 11 hours of training off ice.

On Saturday-shortened program, demonstration performances on ice, awarding all participants with memorable diplomas (奖状) and cups   (costumes required).

* Group workouts on ice 2 hours a day.

* Group off-ice training 2 hours a day.

* The possibility of individual lessons on ice 2 hours a day (optional).

What you need to have with you at ISA Summer Camps

On ice: Tremo suit on the ice, a few gloves for a change.

For training off-ice: Air sneakers, sportswear for training off-ice.

Price

Package price for a week stay in ISA Summer Camps for a skater: € 550 (Price per day € 92)

Package price for a week stay in ISA Summer Camps for an accompanying (陪同的) person: € 350 (Price per day € 58)

Package price includes: 7 nights at the hotel, 3 meals a day.

Health insurance

Participants signing up for this event agree that the price does not include insurance and that the organizer is not responsible for any injuries. Each participant must have health insurance concluded with one of the insurance companies valid (有效的) in the Czech Republic and a certificate of good health provided by the parent. Participation in this event is at your own risk.

1. Which of the following is included in the schedule of the training week?

A．22 hours of training on ice.

B．Group off-ice training 3 hours a day.

C．Individual lessons off ice 1 hour a day.

D．Demonstration performances on Saturday.

2. How much should a child and his mother pay for a package for the camp?

A．€ 900.

B．€ 644.

C．€ 550.

D．€ 406.

3. What must participants of this figure skating camp have?

A．Professional diplomas.

B．A recommendation letter.

C．Health insurance provided by the camp.

D．A certificate of good health provided by a parent.

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Team China bagged a total of 383 medals, including 201 gold, 111 silver and 71 bronze,     1    (rank) first in the medal tally (奖牌榜) during the 19th Asian Games,     2     concluded competitions on Sunday.

The first gold of the Games was awarded       3     China’s Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping, who paddled to victory in the women’s lightweight double sculls (双桨赛艇) rowing event with a time of 7 minutes, 6.78 seconds. China’s last gold       4    (take) by 10 artistic swimmers who delivered a great     5     (perform) to win the team free routine final on October 8. In total, China bagged two gold medals in artistic swimming. Japan and Kazakhstan took the silver and bronze medals,     6     (respective), in the two events of the sport.

The 19th Asian Games, which featured 40 sports, 61 disciplines, and 481 events,     7     (run) from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, along with five co-host     8     (city), namely Ningbo, Wenzhou, Huzhou, Shaoxing, and Jinhua, in east China’s Zhejiang Province.

Chinese swimmers Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang were jointly awarded the Most    9     (value) Player of the Hangzhou Asian Games, marking the first time that two athletes received     10    award.

5 . Short Story Competitions.

The V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize

The V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize held by the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) annually is currently open for entries. Entries from those over 18 years old who are residents in the UK are welcome.

Closes: 20 August

Word limit: 2,000 -- 4,000 words

Entry fee: Free

Prize: £1,000 and publication in prospect online

The Tasmanian Writers' Prize

Since 2009, Forty Source Publishing has awarded writers the Tasmanian Writers’ Prize for the most outstanding short story submitted into this competition. Entries from Australian and New Zealand residents are welcome.

Closes: 15 February

Word limit: 3,000 -- 4,000 words

Entry fee: $20

Prize: $500 and publication in Forty South

The Nature Writing Prize

Created by the Nature Conservancy Australia, the Nature Writing Prize is open for submissions. Writers, 18 years and older are invited to write an essay to explore their relationship and interaction with the Australian landscape.

Closes: 19 February

Word limit: 3,000 -- 5,000 words

Entry fee: $25

Prize: $7,500 dollars and publication in Griffith Review online

The Stringybark Open Short Story Award

Stringybark Publishing is asking writers to enter a short story into the Stringybark Open Short Story Award. The judges are looking for a story written for an audience of 16 years and older. Closes: 31 January

Word limit: 1,500 -- 1,800 words

Entry fee: $14 for 1 story, $26 for two stories, $36 for six stories (max)

Prize: Over $1,000 in cash and books

1. What do we know about the competition held by the RSL?

A．It is free for participants.	B．Its deadline is 19 February.
C．It is open for writers across the world.	D．Its entries are for readers of 18 years or older.

2. What is the word limit for stories exploring the human-nature relationship?

A．1,500 --1,800 words.	B．2,000 -- 4,000 words.
C．3,000 -- 4,000 words.	D．3,000 -- 5,000words

3. Which competition awards its winners cash and books?

A．The Nature Writing Prize.	B．The Tasmanian Writers’ Prize.
C．The V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize.	D．The Stringybark Open Short Story Award.

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HANGZHOU — The 19th Asian Games closed on Sunday under the theme of “Enduring Memories of Hangzhou” for the closing ceremony,     1     (highlight) the power and unity of sports and the Asian Games.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) acting president Raja Randhir Singh attended the closing ceremony at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium. Singh declared the Games closed, praising the organizers     2     “the perfect host that the OCA will never forget.” “The power of sport, the power of the Asian Games is to unite us all in life. I would like to thank the Chinese government, the Chinese Olympic Committee, the people of Hangzhou and the Hangzhou organizing committee (HAGOC) for    3     you have done and ensured that the Hangzhou Asian Games were an unprecedented (前所未有的) success,” said the OCA acting president.

“The Qiantang River     4     (continue) flows into the sea, and the light of Asia will continue to shine brightly in the future. The Asian Games flame is about to be extinguished, but its spirit will live     5    ,” said Gao Zhidan, organizing committee president. “Together, we will write a new chapter of an Asian community with a     6     (share) future,” added Gao, also president of the Chinese Olympic Committee.

Echoing with the opening ceremony     7     a digital torchbearer lit the cauldron together with swimming Olympic champion Wang Shun, the digital torchbearer returned for the closing ceremony. China’s swimmers Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang     8     (award) Most Valuable Player (MVP) jointly of the Asian Games on Saturday. Olympic champion Zhang, 25, clinched six     9     (title) in her signature events, while 24-year-old world champion Qin pocketed five golds and a silver on his second Asiad appearance.

The Hangzhou Asiad also produced world-leading performances with     10     total of 13 world records having been broken.

8 . Singer Liu Genghong is enjoying great popularity recently after posting online fitness videos on TikTok. In the videos, he often works out to the fast-paced music of his friend JayChou. Now his TikTok account has rocketed to 55 million fans and 53 million likes, inspiring people’s interest in indoor exercise.

According to Pu Zhengning, a professor of Southeast University in Nanjing, the COVID-19 has limited access to gyms and fitness centers, so simple aerobic (有氧的) exercises that do not need equipment are perfect for people to perform at home. And that is exactly the demand that Liu has come up on his social media platforms.

Since the COVID-19 broke out, the increasing downloads of fitness apps indicates the growing popularity of online fitness. The number of fitness videos on the platform in 2021 increased by 134 percent, while followers of fitness trainers were up by 208 percent.

Wei Fang, a student at Shandong Normal University, is one of Liu’s fans. “My major requires me to sit for a long time,” she said. “So how could I refuse a star singer as a personal trainer? Besides, when watching the live stream, I feel like I’m taking exercise with friends, which encourages me to keep going,” added Wei, who claims to have lost 3.5 kilograms in just seven days and also have a more positive mood.

According to the 2022 Sports and Fitness Consumption Trend Report, the sales of yoga and dance products have achieved fast growth since March. Along with social media plat-forms, China’s sports governing body launched online games on April 28. Ding Dong, an official with the General Administration of Sport, said: “The aim of the games is to inspire the mass enthusiasm for fitness.”

Now it seems that “cloud fitness” offers a great choice to gym memberships. In the past, aerobic exercises on TV were popular, and now it’s even easier to follow along and learn from instructors on short-video platforms.

1. Why does Liu Genghong become popular online recently?

A．People love his online fitness videos.

B．He dances to the fast-paced music of Jay Chou.

C．The gyms and fitness centers are too expensive.

D．People are interested in taking exercise in the gym.

2. What can we learn about Wei Fang?

A．She dislikes a star singer as a personal trainer.

B．She often works out with Liu to lose weight.

C．She refuses to exercise together with friends.

D．She benefits physically and mentally from exercise.

3. What does the 2022 Sports and Fitness Consumption Trend Report indicate?

A．The mass enthusiasm for fitness needs improving.

B．Online sports games have appeared on the market.

C．More and more people take part in aerobic exercises.

D．Yoga and dance on TikTok are developing together.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Come to Exercise with Trainer Liu

B．The Followers of Fitness Instructors

C．Downloads of Various Fitness Apps

D．Go to Post Cloud Fitness Short Videos

9 . Olympic Games organizers in France presented the 2024 Olympic torch (火炬) that will light the Summer Games in the country a year from now. In the Olympic torch tradition, many people carry the torch in turn from Greece to the current location of the Games. After it has traveled thousands of kilometers. the torch will light the Olympic cauldron (火炬台) at the Opening Ceremony of the next Olympic Games.

French designer Mathieu Lehanneur created the torch. which is 70 centimeters long and made of lightweight steel. Lehanneur said its shape is inspired by the famous Seine River, which flows through Paris. He said the torch is equal from top to bottom and all around the middle, which stands for equality between athletes. The twisting shape of the torch represents peace.

The torch was made with lightweight steel. Its lower half copies the movement of the Seine, along which the opening ceremony will take place for over 500,000 viewers.

Lehanneur said he wants the torch to represent the kind of event that Paris 2024 hopes to be. “I wanted to move away from the torch appearing as an object of conquest (征服),” Lehanneur said. He also told reporters that designing the torch was much more techn1cal than he thought it would be. “The magic is not the torch itself. but the flame” Lehanneur said.

The torch will be lit up in Olympia, Grecce on April 16, 2024, followed by a nine day torch relay before sailing across the Mediterranean Sea from Athens to Marseille on May 8. It will then pass through several important places , which include Strasbourg , the Pantheon in Paris, the Mont Saint-Michel and multiple French territories.

Tony Estanguet, the Paris 2024 chief, said the torch is “very ,very beautiful”. He also said it is “...very pure, It’s perfectly balanced in the hand.”

1. Why is the torch equal from top to bottom?

A．It is easy for torch-bearers to carry.	B．It is the symbol of the Seine River.
C．It represents peace among nations.	D．It shows equality between players.

2. What can be inferred from Lehanneur’s words?

A．He wishes Paris 2024 to be the best ever.	B．The torch is more important than the flame.
C．Designing the torch is harder than he thinks.	D．He thinks highly of the torch’s appearance.

3. How long will it take the torch to travel from Greece to France?

A．Twenty two days.

B．Fifteen days.

C．Nine days.

D．Eight days.

4. Where is the text most probably taken from?

A．A travel brochure.

B．A sports magazine.

C．A science report.

D．A research paper.

10 . I am a champion. I have won medals in three different sports and was proud to represent Canada at the international level in basketball. I _______ five days a week, working with top quality coaches and mental performance consultants to be at my _______ in my sport. By the way, all that is _______ the Special Olympics.

I was born with a(n) _______ disability. The older I got, the _______ it became for me to keep up with everyone else. _______ I joined in the Special Olympics, I was shy, not confident and didn’t have many friends so I felt _______. When I got there, _______, everyone was very encouraging, supportive, and let me be myself without being _______. Now, I have ________ it all the way to the World Games. Being a Special Olympics athlete ________ my pride and dignity.

I’m here giving this talk not because I’m a ________ case. I am here because there is still a big ________ with the way many people treat people like me. The world does not ________ us as champions. Not long ago, we were ________ and hidden away. And in too many cases, people with intellectual disabilities like me are ________ to the wider population.

I am here today to challenge you to look at us as ________. I am no longer hidden and bullied. Now, I have dreams and achievements in my sport and I am ________ a career as a personal trainer. I would like to leave you with one final thought. “Sports have the ________ to change the world.” The Special Olympics are giving us a place to be confident, meet friends and get to feel like and ________ champions.

1.

A．train

B．row

C．play

D．struggle

2.

A．request

B．service

C．best

D．expense

3.

A．beyond

B．under

C．across

D．through

4.

A．emotional

B．intellectual

C．psychological

D．physical

5.

A．earlier

B．harder

C．longer

D．closer

6.

A．After

B．While

C．Before

D．Because

7.

A．left out

B．taken in

C．set aside

D．picked on

8.

A．thus

B．otherwise

C．besides

D．though

9.

A．proved

B．examined

C．judged

D．chosen

10.

A．did

B．made

C．got

D．put

11.

A．reserves

B．restores

C．recognizes

D．adapts

12.

A．charity

B．failure

C．theory

D．test

13.

A．problem

B．advance

C．conflict

D．change

14.

A．remember

B．trust

C．call

D．see

15.

A．respected

B．assessed

C．avoided

D．controlled

16.

A．invisible

B．inaccessible

C．irresistible

D．unimaginable

17.

A．friends

B．peers

C．athletes

D．equals

18.

A．declaring

B．displaying

C．operating

D．pursuing

19.

A．goal

B．power

C．honor

D．duty

20.

A．beat

B．bear

C．be

D．desire