Only three local students won Chinese Blog（博客）Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China. 

170 students’ task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many posting based on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese. 

Themes ranged from local opinions－such as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre－to food blogs. 

The entries were judged on Language proficiency（熟练程度）and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers. 

Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges. 

In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China. 

   “No surprise.” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37, teachers in charge from Ianova Junior College, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”

One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao，19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior College, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts（播客）.Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible. “Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”

1.The competition was organized by _______

A. the National University of Singapore

B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao

C. Ianova Junior College               

D. the Saint Andrew’s Junior College

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Chinese students won most of the awards. 

B. Not all the themes were about local subjects

C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish. 

D. The judges were from university in Singapore and China. 

3.What Miss Gao said suggests that _____________

A. she likes to blame the authorities      

B. she has a sense of responsibility

C. she thinks highly of the others’ blogs 

D. she loves to read valuable posts

Miss. Gao _______ in the library for three years. But now she is a teacher.

Only three local students won Chinese Blog（博客） Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards want to students from China. 

170 students’ task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many posting based on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese. 

Themes ranged from local opinions－such as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre－to food blogs. 

The entries were judged on Language proficiency（ 熟练程度）and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers. 

Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges. 

In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China. 

“No surprise.” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37 , teachers in charge from Ianova Junior Collage, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”

One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao 19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior Collage, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts （播客）

Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible

“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”

The competition was organized by

A. the National University of Singapore     B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao

C. Innova Junior College        D. the Saint Andrew’s Junior College

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Chinese students won most of the awards. 

B. Not all the themes were about local subjects

C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish. 

D. The judges were from university in Singapore and China. 

What Miss Gao said suggests that

A. she likes to blame the authorities       B. she has a sense of responsibility

C. she thinks highly of the others’ blogs      D. she loves to read valuable posts

The passage in mainly about

A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competition

B. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs

C. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition

D. what the result of the competition was

— Do you know where Miss Gao is? I couldn’t find her anywhere.
— She ________ have gone far, for her coat is still here.

I Don’t Think I Wrote Wrong
Lao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected(尊敬) and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (编辑部) but didn’t receive any answers.
Now he works in a factory. He’s busy at work. When he’s free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didn’t eat anything. She said Miss GAO, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article(征文) “My Father” that evening. But she did not know what to write.
“That’s easy,” said Lao Yang. “Let me help you.”
Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss GAO would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.
“My teacher said your article digressed from the subject(离题),” said the girl.
“I don’t think so,” Lao Yang shouted angrily. “I described(描写) just my father!”
【小题1】.. Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _______.