1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How often is the Noetic Learning Math Contest held?

A．Twice a year.

B．Once a year.

C．Once every two years.

2. What are students required to do during the contest?

A．Solve 15 problems in 45 minutes.

B．Solve 20 problems in half an hour.

C．Solve 30 problems in 45 minutes.

3. What will the top 10% of teams receive?

A．A “Team Winner” medal.

B．A “Team Achievement Plaque” medal.

C．A “National Honor Roll” medal.

2 . College Undergraduate Poetry (CUP) Competition

AWARDS

Two winners will be chosen for the College Undergraduate Poetry Competition, one receiving the Edna Meudt Memorial Award; the other receiving the Florence Kahn Memorial Award. For each winner, prizes include:

●$500 cash prize.

●Publication of the manuscript (原稿) as a book & marketed through Amazon.com.

●75 free copies of the book.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

●Application and Manuscript. Complete the application form and upload your manuscript file online at https://nfsps.submittable.com/submit.The manuscript must be a single document that contains only your title page followed by ten poems. Once you have uploaded the file, you cannot make edits.

●Fees.There is a $10 contest submission fee and no charge to open an account at Submittable.com.

●Submission Period. From the first minute of December 1 to midnight on January 31.

MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES

Not following ALL guidelines disqualifies a submission.

●No Identification. There must be no author identification on any page of the manuscript.

●Title Page and Ten Poems. The manuscript will include only the title page and 10 original, unpublished poems.

●Titles. Except for haiku and related Japanese forms, each poem must be titled.

JUDGING and NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS

●Judging.Up to 60 entries will be sent to a judge who will remain anonymous (匿名的) until the winners are announced. Manuscripts are judged blind (identified only by machine-generated number). Decisions are final.

●Notification of Winners. Winners will be announced in the April issue of Strophes, available at nfsps.com.

●Contact Information. If there is any change in your contact information, please contact Jessica at jessica.NFSPS@gmail.com.

1. What is different for the two winners?

A．Cash prize.	B．Copies of the book.
C．The title of the awards.	D．Publication of the manuscript.

2. What kind of manuscript will be disqualified?

A．Once published poems.

B．Only the title page and 10 originals.

C．No author identification on the manuscript.

D．Some related Japanese forms without a title.

3. How will the entries be dealt with before being sent to a judge?

A．They will be announced online.

B．They will be judged by machine first.

C．They will be given a number randomly.

D．They will be classified according to the content.

3 . A photo of a Kentucky coal miner with his family at a college basketball game is going viral (疯狂传播). The photo shows Michael McGuire and his son sitting in the stands at the University of Kentucky Wildcats game on Saturday. McGuire is still wearing his work uniform and his face and arms are covered in black coal dust, which makes him different from others.

Kentucky’s head coach John Calipari put the picture online and expressed admiration for McGuire’s hard work and love for his son.

“My family’s American dream started in a Clarksburg, WV coal mine, so this picture hits home, ” Calipari wrote. “From what I’ve been told, after his shift, he raced to be with his son and watch our team. I don’t know who this is, but I have tickets for him and his family at Rupp to be treated as VIPs!”

McGuire had not yet been identified at that point, but Kentucky fans quickly found him and connected the coach with the family.

MeGuire’s wife, Mollie, replied on social media with a photo she had taken at the game. She wrote: “My amazing husband started his day at 4:45 am that morning and worked all day and then drove straight to the arena to meet us and enjoy the game with our son! We are truly blessed with such an amazing man! We love our coal miner. ”

McGuire told local station WKYT that he didn’t want to miss his son Easton’s first basketball experience. He said Easton had a good time.

Coach Calipari said he hopes McGuire will be a lesson for his players. “I talked to my guys about it. It’s just a great lesson, and I showed them the picture yesterday of Michael and his son. I talked about hard, tiring work that’s honorable work, adding that he made time for his son, even when he knew he couldn’t shower. It didn’t matter what he looked like. He just wanted to be with his son,” Calipari said.

1. What was special about McGuire while he was watching the basketball match?

A．His love for his son.	B．His dirty appearance.
C．His interest in basketball.	D．The expression on his face.

2. What was the probable reason for the coach’s posting the picture?

A．He wanted to attract more worker fans.

B．He was moved by McGuire’s happy family.

C．No one was so interested in his team as McGuire.

D．His family was connected with a coal mine.

3. What can we feel from Mollie’s statement about her husband?

A．Her pride.

B．Her regret.

C．Her expectation.

D．Her worry

4. What did Calipari prefer his players to do?

A．Offer help to the family.	B．Learn from the coal miner.
C．Try to be the best sportsmen	D．Never judge a person from his looks.

4 . Villains love a monologue

Every superhero needs a good (or should we say bad) supervillain(超级大反派). Invent a supervillain. In pictures and/ or words, describing their final punishment. Who are they? What’s their plan? Even if your character tends to be long-winded, keep your writing to 100 words or fewer.

Competition rules:

1. Your competition entry must be your very own original work; ideas and words should not be copied.

2.Be sure to include your name, age, and full address on your entry.

3.Only one entry per person, please.

4.If you want your work returned, enclose (随信附上） a self-addressed,stamped envelope.

5.All entries must be signed by a parent or legal guardian, saying that this is your own work and giving permission to publish. For more information about our compliance with(遵守). Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act,visit our page at cricketmedia.com/privacy.

6.Your entry must be received by July 31,2021. We will publish winning entries in the August 2021 issue of Muse.

7.Send entries to Muse Contest,70E.Lake St,Suite 800,Chicago,IL 60601 or by email to muse@cricketmedia.com. If entering a digital photo,please send it at 300dpi.

1. What is the competition about?

A．Inventing a stamp.

B．Writing a supervillain story.

C．Designing a superhero model.

D．Photographing a natural scene.

2. What should competitors do to have their works returned?

A．Sign their entries themselves.

B．Send digital photos bigger than 300dpi.

C．Send their works to cricketmedia.com/privacy.

D．Attach a self-addressed, stamped envelope to their works.

3. Which of the following should competitors’ works follow?

A．They should be sent to Muse in August 2021.

B．They should be allowed to be published.

C．They should be longer than 100 words.

D．They should be in a digital form.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where is the woman from?

A．Brazil.

B．China.

C．America.

2. Why did the woman stop playing football?

A．She was not good at it.

B．She went to school.

C．She always got hurt.

3. What was the man’s job probably?

A．A ski guide.

B．A doctor.

C．A football coach.