Get kids excited about reading and writing.
Enter our writing and drawing contest for a chance to win great prizes. Brought to you by Reader’s digest and Weekly Reader and noted children’s author Mary Pope Osborne(The Magic Tree House series).
Prizes:
A $500 U.S. Savings Bond
A library of books (valued at $ 125)
Great LeapFrog prizes including the Tag Reading System
A certificate signed by contest judge Mary Pope Osborne
Your submissions posted on ReadersDigest. com
How to enter
Children aged 5-12 should respond in words and/or pictures to the questions, “Your favourite has jumped out of the book to spend the day with you. Tell us: What happens next?”
One winner will be chosen for each age group：
Ages 5-6：Please submit a drawing no larger than 8.5cm x11cm and an essay written in child’s own words—may be dictated to an adult – of up to 50 words. Essay must be typed or written in blue or black ink.
Ages 7-9: Please submit an essay of up to 150 words. Essay must be typed or written in blue or black ink. Drawings welcome(but optional). Must be no larger than 8.5 cm x 11cm.
Ages 10-12: Please submit an essay of up to 350 words. Essay must be typed or written in blue or black ink. Drawings welcome(but optional). Must be no larger than 8.5 cm x11cm.
Entry should be mailed along with their name, age, mailing address and e-mail address to:
Read, Write, Win! Contest
Reader’s Digest Magazine
260 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016
All entries must be postmarked by October 31, 2016.
1.What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To persuade readers to attend the contest.
B. To give information about the contest.
C. To get kids excited about reading and writing.
D. To give kids a chance to earn money.
2.Whoever wins the contest can ______.
A. gain a total of $625 in cash B. get a library of books valued at $ 500
C. see his work on ReadersDigest.com D. win a certificate to go to library
3.What’s the difference between Ages 7-9 and Ages 10-12 in request of entry?
A. The word number of the essay. B. The color of the submission.
C. The size of the submission. D. The form of the essay.
随着高考的日益临近，有些同学患上了“考前焦虑症”（pre-exam anxiety )，他们睡眠质量不好，吃饭不香，甚至上课都不能集中思想，为此，《学生英语报》的一个专栏向你约稿，征求你对此事的看法，请你用英文写一篇100—120字左右的短文，要点应包括：
1. 适量运动，放松自己；
2. 均衡饮食，保证营养；
3. 调整生物钟，确保睡眠。
注意：1.可以适当增加内容，使短文连贯。
2．参考词汇：生物钟biological clock
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I am deeply impressed by the great changes that have been taken place in the school over the past three years.
In May 12,2008, a severe earthquake destroys almost everything in the school，leaving badly-damaged buildings. It is now, however, taking on a new look. Tall building have been put up, including classrooms and laboratory buildings, and a library. There has also a newly-built standard playground. In the new environment, teachers and students are living happy and working hard. It is really amazed that the once-ruined place has now been turned into beautiful school, full of life.
Obviously, without the help of the whole society, there would be no new school today. It is love and concern that has brought about the great changes. Many hands make light work. We can work wonders if you unite as a family, caring for each other and helping those in need. Union is strength.
Job hunting has always been 1. headache for college graduates. Many graduates 2. (employ) right after graduation, but some are not. Most serious of all, some still have no idea where to go working even a long time after graduation.
The reasons 3. this phenomenon are various. On the one hand, a few years ago colleges and universities 4. (enroll) so many students in popular majors, such as economy, finance that the number of graduates is 5. (great) than the need in the market. On the other hand, most graduates would prefer 6. (stay) in large cities without suitable jobs to going to the countryside.
I believe the problem can be solved if colleges and students take 7. (measure). First, they should research the market and develop special skills 8. (suit) its needs. Second, students, attitude towards employment should be changed. They should go to some smaller cities and the countryside. There they can also give full play to their 9.(profession) knowledge. In a word, 10. we pay much attention, the problem can certainly be solved.
It was a cold, wet day on June 6, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana __ aimlessly at the pouring rain. Then his __ fell upon the hill that rose at the back of the classroom.
He noticed huge amounts of rainwater __ down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a large rock on the hill. For a few __, Wasana looked at the water, wondering __ it looked so familiar.
Then it __ him - the scene was surprisingly __ to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes. __ a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved __ at students, shouting "Run, run, don’t stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to __ on us! ”
All the students and teachers ran to the open area that had been __ as an emergency gathering point. __ they heard screams as the huge rock rolled down the hill, bringing sand, rock and mud. There was __ they could do as they watched the earth bury an entire school block.
Thanks to Wasana's quick action and sharp __ , no one was hurt in the incident. The landslide __ two classrooms and caused heavy damage to six __ . “The financial damage is nothing compared to __ would have happened had there been children in the classrooms,” says the schoolmaster.
Wasana later received a Gold Star from the Foundation for Civilian Bravery, Sri Lanka. __ at the incident, he says, “I feel disaster management __ are important for everyone. We’ll never know when the __ will come in handy.
1.A. stared B. nodded C. shouted D. pointed
2.A. thoughts B. eyes C. words D. voices
3.A. pulling B. jumping C. sliding D. flowing
4.A. times B. minutes C. hours D. periods
5.A. how B. where C. why D. when
6.A. hit B. drove C. pushed D. stopped
7.A. strange B. rare C. terrible D. similar
8.A. Rejecting B. Fearing C. Scaring D. Avoiding
9.A. angrily B. sadly C. excitedly D. wildly
10.A. beat B. move C. fall D. drive
11.A. put away B. set aside C. brought forth D. taken apart
12.A. Just then B. In short C. In good time D. As a result
13.A. something B. much C. anything D. little
14.A. discovery B. movement C. observation D. idea
15.A. destroyed B. tore C. injured D. overcame
16.A. another B. other C. others D. ones
17.A. those B. which C. that D. what
18.A. Looking back B. Looking around C. Looking through D. Looking forward
19.A. exhibitions B. lessons C. units D. examinations
20.A. concept B. image C. knowledge D. situation
The book A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind Obesity Epidemic— and How We Can End It by Deborah Co
hen, a senior natural scientist, is very popular now. 1. But according to this book, the fo
llowing are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.
1．If you're obese, blame your genes.
2. Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled—too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible. At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more frequently have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.
2．If you're obese, you lack selfcontrol.
Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet. 3. Even, the most vigilant(警觉的)people may not be good controllers of themselves.
3．4.
Although the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 per cent of Americans live in the “food deserts”， about 65 per cent of the nation's population is obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.
4．The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we don't exercise.
Michelle Obama's “Let's Move” campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, childhood obesity rates will decrease. 5. In fact, although a drop in workrelated physical activity may explain up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased.
A．Lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a cause of obesity.
B．Obesity rates have increased.
C．Fresh fruits and vegetables we choose in a supermarket are related to obesity.
D．But there was no obvious decrease in physical activity levels as obesity rates climbed in the 1980s and 1990s.
E．People hold different views on obesity.
F．People benefit a lot from physical activities.
G．Our world has become so rich in food that we can be led to consume too much in ways we can't understand.
