2014 TFK Poetry Contest
Calling all poets! TIME For Kids has a challenge for you：Write a funny rhyming poem. It must be an original poem that does not copy another poet’s work. Enter it in the TIME For Kids Poetry Contest. As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own, TIME For Kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation.
Contest Rules
1. How to enter：This contest begins at 12：01am on March 6, 2014 and ends at 11：59 pm on July 24, 2014. To enter, mail the following information to1271 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10020：(a)an original and previously unpublished poem that is humorous and has a rhyme scheme；(b)Entrant’s first name only and a parent’s mail address. Limit one entry per person. By entering, entrant promises that the entry(1)is original, (2)has not been published in any medium and(3)has not won an award.
2. Judging :all entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria：creativity and originality(50％), use of language and rhyme(25％)and appropriateness to the theme of the contest(25％). The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration.
3. Prize：Our judge will select four semifinalists(半决赛选手)from which one grand-prize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grand-prize winner will receive an online class visit from Children’s Poet Kenn Nesbitt and a signed copy of his newest book of poetry, The Armpit of funny Poems for Kids, approximately value：$2 75. The three finalists will each get a signed copy of Nesbitt’S newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom：Funny Poems for Kids, and both their poems and that of the grand-prize winner will be published at timeforkids. com.
4. Eligibility(参赛资格)：Open to legal citizens of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are primary school students and are 8 to 13years old at time of entry.
5. Winner’s list：For names of the winner and finalists, visit timeforkids.com (after August 1st, 2014, available for a period of 10 days).
1.The purpose of the contest is to______.
A. encourage children to learn from other poets
B. help children realize the dream of poetry writing
C. encourage children’s interest in poetry writing
D. encourage children to read more original poems
2.Which of the following characteristics of a poem is valued most in judging?
A. Being creative and original.
B. Using a proper number of words.
C. Using proper language and rhyme.
D. Being appropriate to the contest.
3.What can be known about the finalists of the contest?
A. They will get a great deal of money.
B. Their poems can be read at timeforkids. com.
C. They will receive an online class visit from Nesbitt.
D. Their poems will appear in Nesbitt’s newest book of poetry.
4.According to the contest rules, _______.
A. poems can be sent to the organizers by e-mail
B. all children have the right to take part in the contest
C. the number of poems to enter the contest is not limited
D. the result of the contest will be unknown before August 1st, 2014
假设你是李华，你的好朋友苏珊前不久随父母去了美国，她写信告诉你她不适应美国的校园生活，感到孤独。请你根据以下要点用英语给她写一封电子邮件。
1.学好英语，增加交流机会。
2.多交朋友，友情会使人忘记孤独。
3.积极参加各种活动，使自己的生活更加有趣。
注意：1. 词数100左右；开头已经写出，不计入总词数。
2. 可适当增添细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Susan,
I’m sorry to hear that you are having trouble adapting to your new school life in America,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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（
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。
It was sunny last Saturday. I determined buy two novels and some magazines, though I went to a bookstore with my four-year-old sister Jenny. There are lots of people in the crowd bookstore. There I saw my friend Lisa. As we hadn’t seen each other for a long time, we talked for a while. When I said goodbye lo Lisa, I couldn’t find Jenny at all. She got missing! I was so worried that I called her names “Jenny” again and again, but anybody answered. About fifteen minutes late, I found my sister in an only toy shop near the bookstore. A shop assistant (售货员) was played with her. Thank for God!
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Examinations are of great1.(important) in Chinese schools and universities, so millions of the students take part in them every year. Almost all the students2.(teach) from an early age to understand the nature of examinations. It is true that some students can pass an examination3.(easy) than others, although it doesn't mean they are better with their study.
Quite a few students are afraid of examinations though they master4.they have learned very well. Sometimes the fear of examinations comes from pressure.
People think pressure is good for students5.it can make the students6.(try) harder and make some school work more challenging. But too much pressure may even cause diseases7.will influence students’ academic performance badly.
No student succeeds8.hard work. If one spends little little9.(work) on their lessons every day, they can't expect10.good result at the end of the term. Developing study skills can get students to learn better and to pass examinations with ease if they understand the lessons and the work involved.
Do you know how many languages there are in the world? There are about 1500, but many of them are not considered very _____. English is considered one of most important languages because many people _____ it, not only in England and America, _____ in other countries of the world. About 200 000 000 speak it _____ their own language, and another 230 000 000 use it as _____ language. It is _____ to say how many people are learning it. _____ boys and girls in schools are trying to do so.
Many _____ children study French. French is also a very important language. _____ children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.
Which is the best ______ to learn a language? We know that we all learnt ______ language well when we were ______. If we learn a second language in the ______ way, it may not seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It ______ what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to ______ it. It is using the language, ______ and talking in it all of the time. If people use a second language ______, they will learn it ______.
In school, you learn to read, to write ,to hear and to ______.It is best to learn all new words through the ______. You can read them, spell them and speak them later.
1.A. spoken B. happy C. important D. ideal
2.A. like B. use C. operate D. play
3.A. but B. and C. too D. so
4.A. like B. with C. for D. as
5.A. distant B. a second C. the second D. a special
6.A. easy B. again C. difficult D. best
7.A. Millions of B. Hundreds of C. Tens of D. Thousands of
8.A. Chinese B. Japanese C. English D. Asian
9.A. Some B. Thousands C. All D. Much
10.A. time B. way C. thing D. place
11.A. a foreign B. our mothers’ C. other’s D. our own
12.A. born B. children C. grown D. boys
13.A. same B. different C. useful D. good
14.A. talks B. wants C. cries D. follows
15.A. ask B. want C. get D. ask for
16.A. speaking B. writing C. thinking D. doing
17.A. sometime B. sometimes C. all the time D. for the time
18.A. fluent B. confident C. freely D. easily
19.A. fight B. sing C. speak D. play
20.A. mouth B. hands C. ears D. eyes
It’s important to prepare for rainy days. Similarly, it’s important to save money. 1. Why? It’s because they’ve got used to spending all the money they make. Sometimes, the hardest thing about saving money is just getting started. Here are some tips to help you save money.
2.The first step in saving money is to know how much you’re spending. For one month, keep a record of everything you spend money on. Once you have your data, organize these numbers by category(类别) and get the total amount for each.
You can make a budget(预算). Now that you have a good idea of how much you spend in a month, what can you do now? 3. To plan your spending, you can build a budget. In this way, you can limit over-spending and make sure that you put money away for unexpected situations.
4.Doing so make it much easier to get started. Begin by deciding how long it will take to reach each goal. Some short-term goals include starting a fund to cover 6 months to a year of living costs and saving money for a vacation. Long-term saving goals are often several years or even decades away and can include saving for retirement and putting money away for a child’s college education.
Make saving money easier with automatic transfers (自动转帐). Automatic transfers to your savings account are very helpful. 5.By moving money out of your checking account, you’ll be less likely to spend money you plan to use for savings.
A. You can set savings goals.
B. You can record your costs.
C. You can plan your spending.
D. You can keep a record of what you do.
E. They can make saving money much easier.
F. However, some people find it hard to save money.
G. You can move money out of your savings account.
