1 . On a school trip to New York, our school had us wear name tags (牌) with our school name on it. Since all the attractions we visited were popular with school groups, the tags let the teachers know we should be with our group. If any of us separated from the group, teachers would quickly call us back.
Some students had tried to hide or throw away their name tags to avoid this, so our head teacher—a very strict lady—said that anyone found without the name tag would have to spend the rest of the trip staying with her at all times and then have a month’s worth of lockdown (禁闭) when we got back.
While we were all on a ferry (渡船), we were allowed to go around. While playing with friends, I didn’t realize it was my name tag until it was too far to reach. I started to freak out at once. I had never got into trouble at school before or had even a single punishment, and I would possibly face a month’s worth of them! After thinking for a moment, I finally decided to just tell the head teacher what had happened.
I went to the head teacher and explained very nervously to her. Instead of shouting at me, she took out another name tag and handed it to me. She said, “I have prepared several more name tags in case something unexpected happens.” Then she smiled at me, “Did you think you would get lockdown? Don’t worry, and that’s just for the trouble-makers in order to stop them losing it on purpose. I believe you’re a good kid. Don’t be worried about this. But be careful later.” When I heard these words, tears came to my eyes. What a kind teacher she is!
1. Why did the school ask us to wear name tags?| A．To avoid being separated. | B．To visit the attractions freely. |
| C．To make us popular. | D．To attract the classmates’ eyes. |
| A．Be happy. | B．Be anxious. |
| C．Be silent. | D．Be excited. |
| A．She knew he was not a trouble-maker. |
| B．She disliked him very much. |
| C．She was unfair in fact. |
| D．She thought he was the best kid. |
| A．Strict but impolite. | B．Brave but unfriendly. |
| C．Strict and patient. | D．Brave and honest. |
2 . Wordsmith Competition
Enter the senior high schools’ English writing competition and you could win some great prizes and improve your English language skills at the same time.
The competition
This competition is designed to promote the development of English writing skills among senior high students. All Senior High 1 and 2 students are encouraged to enter the competition.
What to write
A story of 300 words about any subject you can think of.
Rules
You must give your story a title. You must provide personal information with your entry. You may only enter this competition once.
Guidelines
Your story must be original and written by yourself (all entries will be checked). Stories will be judged by a team of English teachers from five different senior high schools. Stories that are well researched, creative and imaginative will receive high marks. Remember to plan your story, write it, and then check the grammar, punctuation and spelling. You should keep a copy of your story for yourself. Competition entries will not be returned.
Deadline
Stories must be received by 5 August through e- -mail. Send your stories to wordsmith @ nol. edu. cn.
Prizes
Gold — £2,000 award
Silver — £1,000 award
Bronze — £500 worth of books
All winners will be informed by e-mail, and the winning entries will be posted on this website.
1. What is the purpose of the competition?| A．To promote students’ reading skills. | B．To promote students’ writing skills. |
| C．To promote students’ listening skills. | D．To promote students’ speaking skills. |
| A．The story must be original. | B．The story must be written by yourself. |
| C．Competition entries will not be returned. | D．Competition entries will be judged by yourself. |
| A．£2,000. . |
| B．1,000. |
| C．E500. |
| D．A story of 300 words. |
| A．winning prizes |
| B．designing websites |
| C．using languages |
| D．copying others’ stories |
