Win a trip to the OREGON COAST – Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean. Build the biggest sand castle on the beach. Search tide pools for sea life.. Watch the bright orange sun set over the ocean. Whether you've been to the Pacific Ocean before or have only closed your eyes and imagined it, National Geographic Kids and Travel Oregon want to know how you would explore the Oregon Coast if you had the chance to go this summer.

JUDGING

1．Clear relationship between the Essay and the Drawing 40%

2．Creativity and skill in design and form of the Drawing 40%

3．Expression of the passion to draw and explore 10%

4．Journalistic quality, tidy nature and overall quality of the Essay 10%

PRIZE

By entering, you will have the chance to win an all expense paid trip to the OREGON COAST. Activities will include: kite flying, studying beautiful sea creatures, searching for sea life in a boat, science exploration at a science center and roasting over beach campfire.

Who may enter: The competition is open to kids aged 6 – 14.

TERM: Entries (参赛作品) must be postmarked no later than July 31,2009.

How to enter

Surf travel Oregon. com/kids to download and print out an entry form.

Be sure to mark whether you have or have not been to the Pacific Ocean in the form. Greater a drawing of the Pacific Ocean on a piece of paper using a pen or paints.

Write an article of 100 words or less to explain why you want to go, what you think you would see, and what you would explore if you have never been to the Pacific Ocean, or describe your favorite memories from your last visit.

Send to Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean. NG1145 14 th street NW, Washington D. C. 20036

1．What is the most important for the judging?

       A．Whether your article is written in a neat way.

       B．The article and the drawing should be closely related.

       C．Whether you show your passion to draw and explore.

       D．The skill in your drawing the map of the Atlantic Ocean.

2．If you win the competition, you may          .

       A．search the beach for sea plats

       B．fly a kite on the beach

       C．roast the sea creatures over a beach campfire

       D．win an all expense paid trip to Washington D.C.

3．What information can you get from the passage?

       A．Your article should be at least 100 words.

       B．Every kid can take part in the competition.

       C．You must send the drawing before June 31,2009.

       D．Your entry form should be downloaded and printed out.

4．You can most probably read the passage in          .

       A．a textbook                                           B．a travel guide

       C．a newspaper                                        D．a research book

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

On a snowy winter night, a bus with 45 passenger                       1．       

had an accident because the wet road. And all of them                         2．       

were trapping in the bus and what was worse, the bus ran                   3．       

out of gas and it is very cold in it. They could do nothing                     4．       

but to wait for help. A man who lived nearby saw what had                  5．       

happened. He and some villagers managed to open the door and           6．       

helped al of them out of bus. He took them to him home                      7．       

but offered food and water and even some warm clothes                     8．       

to the children. They spent two days in their home and finally               9．       

help came. All of them were thankfully for his kind help.                      10．       

假如你是李华，你的一个笔友Alice，将要来你市参观游玩。本来你答应要去机场接她的，但是由于某些原因，你不能按时去接机。为此，你给她发一封e – mail，内容包括：

1）向她道歉，说明原因（老师安排英语测试）；

2）提出解决办法（叫她在旅客休息室等你）；

3）你们是第一次见面，告诉她如何认出你来（你身穿白色T恤，手拿两个红色气球。）

注意：1）词数：100左右；

2）邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词。

3）参考词汇：旅客休息室arrival lounge

Dear Alice,

I am eagerly looking forward to your visit to our city.

Sincerely your,

Li Hua

On Feb．6, Xi’an – Zhenzhou High – Speed Railway,      first high – speed railway in     

West China, was put into operation．

A．不填；the         B．the; the           C．the; 不填          D．不填；不填

The woman scientist was so busy that she could hardly       time to her children．

A．spend          B．devote        C．offer         D．provide

      in the city for thirty years, the old man moved back to the countryside．

A．Having worked        B．Working         C．To have worked         D．To work

My mother made a promise        I passed the examination, she would buy me an MP4．

A．that         B．that if          C．if that          D．whether

--- I’ve told her many times, and she still forgot about it!

--- I understand．It’s true that she         be very forgetful sometimes．

A．can          B．would           C．should          D．must

She thought         impossible to finish so much work in a day．

A．this         B．that           C．its          D．it

It is becoming more and more difficult to       the problems of traffic in some big cities of our country．

A．deal with         B．set up         C．put away         D．break down