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 sunset over the ocean．Whether you’ve been to the Pacific Ocean before or have only closed your eyes and imagined it, we 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 ORECON 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 a beach campfire.

Who may enter: The competition is 0pen to kids aged 6 - 14.

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

How to enter

Surf travelogue．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山e form．Create 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 14th 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 AtlanticOcean.

2.If you win the competition, you may____   .

       A．fly a kite on the beach         

       B．search the beach for sea plants

       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 8t least 100 words．

       B．Every kid can rake 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

W: Sir, you’ve been using the online catalogue（目录）for

quite a （1.） w______．Is there anything I can do to help you?

M: Well, I’ve got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I’m really struggling．There are hundreds of books, and I just don’t know （2.） w_____ to begin.

W: Your topic sounds pretty big．Why don’t you narrow it down to something like…uh… the history of the studios during that time?

M: You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more than 30 books came up when I （3.） t_____ in “movie studios.”

W: You could cut that down even further by listing the specific （4.） y_____ you want．Try adding “1930s” or “1940s” or maybe “Golden Age.”

M: “Golden Age” is a good idea．Let me type that in．Hey, look, just 6 books this time．That’s a lot better.

W: Oh… another thing you might consider．Have you tried looking for any （5.） m_______ or newspaper articles?

M: No, I’ve only been （6.） s________ for books.

W: Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature．And we do have the Los Angeles Times available over there．You might go （7.） t________ their indexes （索引） to see if there’s （8.） a_______ you want.

M: Okay, I think I’ll get （9.） s_______ with these books and then I’ll go over the magazines.

W: If you need any （10.） h_____, I’ll be over at the Reference Desk.

M: Great, thanks a lot．

假定你是李华，最近你们班就“低碳”生活方式进行了讨论，你的美国朋友Jack来信向你询问讨论情况，请你用英语写封回信，简单介绍以下讨论结果：

1．节水节电；  

2．垃圾分类；  

3．少用纸巾，重拾手帕； 

4．步行，骑自行车或乘坐公交车。

参考词汇：低碳low carbon  纸巾tissue

注意：词数150以内；可适当增加细节了，以使行文连贯；开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Jack,

  Thank you for your letter asking about our discussion on low carbon lifestyle．Here is something about it.

 ________ the Chinese men’s football team with that of North Korea, we can see what the former lacks is spirit and determination.

A. Compared          B. Comparing  C. Being compared    D. To compare

 ________ of my sisters are experts in agriculture. Helping the farmers improve their

   farming techniques _________their duty.

A. Each; are           B. Both; is             C. Neither; are                     D. None; is

 The great hall was crowded with many people, _____ many children _____on their

   parents’ laps.

A. including; seated              B. including; seating

C. included; sat         D. included; sitting

 Our classroom is very clean. Do you know who＿＿cleaned it﹖

A. was it that  B. it was that C. was it who       D. he was

 Full use should be _______the natural resources to combat the energy crisis. 

A. made of            B. had of    C. taken of    D. done with

 —I am sorry I didn’t do a good job．

—Never mind．________, you have tried your best

A. Above all    B. In all                     C. At all            D. After all

 The seller would sell the coat for five dollars, but the customer ______ four dollars．

A. asked           B. offered              C. charged             D. sold