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　　The Olympics, an extraordinary sporting event was held every four    1    for about 3, 000 years, bringing joy and excitement to people across the world. The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BCE. During the early Games, only Greek men could compete    2     a few events, such as boxing, running and the long jump. The modern Olympics were first held in 1896, in Athens. The Olympics    3     (bring)back to life by Pierre de Coubertin, whose dream was that the Olympics would help people of different    4    (race)origins and from different cultures live side    5    side in peace.    6     (motivate)by the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, many well-known athletes have devoted themselves to    7     (achieve)sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement. Two such Olympians were Cassius Clay and Jessica Ennis-Hill, both of    8    gained remarkable achievements. China has a very short history of competing in the Olympics but in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in addition to hosting the Olympics for the first time, China also     9    (rank)first on the medal table. In 2022, Beijing will host the Winter Olympics, which is thought to be another    10     (history)moment for China.

2 . 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.