Regrowth Poetry Competition is open to all published and unpublished, UK and non-UK based male and female writers over 16 years of age. This competition is open to poetry submissions. Poems must be based around the theme of “regrowth, birth, survival, and new life” and in any genre. The poem should be between 5 and 30 lines in length (including title).

Entry details, rules and regulations to the competition are listed below:

1. All entries must be sent using the form online.

2. Entry will cost £4.00. You can pay online via PayPal or credit card. You can also pay by cheque, making it payable to Susan Cawte. The postal address is 412 Thorold Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4HF. Multiple entries are allowed.

3. Entries will not be returned.

4. All entries submitted must be work which has not been published elsewhere or submitted to another competition which is currently still open.

5. All entries must be your own work. Any entry found to be plagiarized or printed elsewhere will be disqualified.

6. All entries submitted must clearly state the author's name, address, email address and contact telephone number on the submission.

7. The winner will be notified within one month of the closing date.

8. The closing date for entries is midnight (BST) 30th April 2016.

Prizes:

1st: £50, published story in the magazine, and a feature article about the winning author.

2nd: £25, story published in the magazine.

The 20 shortlisted authors will be listed online in May. Winners will be announced on 1st June 2016.

1.What should be the theme of the poems in the competition?

A. Peace. B. Friendship.

C. Regrowth. D. Health.

2.If you want to take part in the competition, ____.

A. you can only submit one entry

B. you must be a British boy of 16

C. you have to pay the entry fee by cheque

D. you must send the entries before 30th April 2016

3.What is the probably meaning of the underlined word “plagiarized”?

A. Written. B. Copied. C. Typed. D. Read.

Looking up at the ceiling, Na He Jeon pours porridge into her mouth. She carefully dips the bowl forward, dropping the porridge directly down her throat, careful not to touch the 15 ulcers(溃疡) in her mouth. But it was the week before midterms, so she still had to study. Jeon was 1st out of 330 students on her exams that year. “Thank god I did,” she says. “If I hadn’t done well I would have been regarded as a failure.” By the end of the week, 14-year-old Jeon weighed only 83.6 pounds.

Like Jeon, there are countless numbers of first generation Asian-Americans who make great efforts to go beyond at everything. Yet the children themselves cannot all be put to blame for their efforts. Typically, it is the parents who are designing a life which they see as perfect for their children. One such occurrence is when I was at my hotel in Beijing. It was roughly around 8:00 p.m. when I decided to take a dip in the pool after dinner. I jumped into the pool that was already spotted with a few Chinese children and I hadn’t realized what was going on until I took notice of the parents calling out orders and instructing their children. I saw various children all under the age of 10 taking laps across the pool trying various styles. If a child’s foot was too bent, her parent would demand that she straighten it. If a child was kicking too slowly, his parent would order that he go faster. I couldn’t help but pity the children whose parents were taking the opportunity to give a swimming lesson, rather than just let them enjoy their time during the holiday.

Either because of their parents or their own desire, first-generation Asian-Americans put forth their 110% in order to be accepted into one of the best American colleges. Asian-American students want to see A’s, 100%’s, and perfect scores. According to Jeon, Asians complain that students with a 4.0 GPA and 2400 SAT simply cannot be rejected from top schools. To their disappointment, however, they often are.

The ethic(伦理) of this aggressive work also exhibits itself via sports and other after-class activities. What sets Asian-Americans apart, however, is that they fight to be excellent in whatever it is that they do. Be it playing the piano or performing in math competitions, Asian-Americans look to be in first place. Although it may cause unnecessary stress, such a driven work ethic is a commendable quality. Often blamed for lacking in creativity, Asian-Americans can actually make up for the absence of imagination with their determination. The average American can dream creative dreams, but that only matters if he or she can make it happen in reality. Asian-Americans, instead, can gather creative ideas to produce something concrete.

Yet with such a drive to succeed, Asian-Americans have somehow twisted their definition of success. Rather than looking at personal achievement, they refer to numbers, statistics and scores to rate their success. It seems as if desire and the sense of free will are nonexistent in certain Asian-American students as they mercilessly drive themselves to an inevitable burnout. Their desire to be the most-talented is an impossible dream. In a fruitless attempt, they try to be the best in a world already full of winners.

1.It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that _________________.

A. Na He Jeon had to give up the midterm test because of her illness.

B. Na He Jeon complained about the heavy study pressure from parents.

C. Na He Jeon was struggling hard to achieve academic success.

D. Na He Jeon was worrying about negative comments from classmates.

2.The writer mentions the scene of the swimming children in paragraph 2 to _____________.

A. stress parents’ decisive role in driving children to be winners

B. show parents special skill at instructing children in everything

C. emphasize children’s painstaking efforts to satisfy their parents

D. describe children’s determination to face the fierce competition

3.The word “commendable” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______________.

A. complex B. admirable

C. natural D. fundamental

4.According to Asian-Americans, success lies in __________________.

A. realizing imaginative and creative ideas

B. achieving individual accomplishment

C. winning scholarships to top schools

D. rising to the top in scores at everything

5.The writer’s purpose of writing this article is to ___________________.

A. express sympathy for Asian-American children

B. advocate academic competition among students

C. stress that personal success means more than high scores

D. analyze the problems in school education

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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always ________ my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.

Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the election(选举), ________I would win. But the reality proved that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls in the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it ________ to win a school election. I was ________ .

As I cried in my room that evening, I suddenly took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would ________ for elections again in my final year at school—and I would ________the election.

I recognized that my ________ had a lot of things in their favor. What were in________favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest________was the faith I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me________ from my heading forward. That evening, I ________ my election plans a whole year ahead of time.

I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to________ them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, ________I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to win. In order to learn how to give a great election ________, I also attended a course on effective public speaking.

The day after the election, when the headmaster announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students ________ . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was ________theirs.

Suddenly, I realized that I had ________ much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people along the way. I had won the________and love of my schoolmates and they________me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and ________their day.

1.A. admired B. remembered C. praised D. believed

2.A. hoping B. planning C. pretending D. judging

3.A. offered B. provided C. meant D. took

4.A. concerned B. upset C. surprised D. angry

5.A. pay B. speak C. enter D. wait

6.A. beat B. win C. defeat D. earn

7.A. competitors B. classmates C. enemies D. schoolmates

8.A. their B. your C. our D. my

9.A. problem B. strength C. worry D. dream

10.A. in B. up C. out D. back

11.A. began B. discussed C. announced D. challenged

12.A. reconsider B. accompany C. represent D. support

13.A. but B. and C. so D. or

14.A. capsule B. speech C. meeting D. promise

15.A. nodded B. gathered C. cheered D. cried

16.A. only B. still C. almost D. also

17.A. accomplished B. collected C. devoted D. developed

18.A. announcement B. recognition C. conclusion D. arrangement

19.A. consider B. speak C. tell D. say

20.A. enlarge B. wish C. brighten D. experience

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