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阅读理解 Writing Competitions Do you have a desire to express your unique thoughts? Are you dreaming of seeing your works published? Here is a list of ongoing writing competitions for your choice. Please bear in mind that contests with smaller prizes attract fewer entries and are therefore easier to win. Best of luck in the competitions! Hour of Writing Competition To enter this weekly contest from Manchester, you submit a piece of writing of any type you choose, as long as it is created by yourself, running to no more than 2,000 words. There is a different theme every week. Closing: 11 pm every Friday Prize: $50 Entry Fee: $3 Writers of the Future Competition This US contest is open worldwide and is for short stories of up to 17,000 words. They should be science fiction or fantasy with fantastic elements. Your story will be disqualified once copying is detected. Closing: Quarterly Prize: $1,000, $750, $500 Entry Fee: None The 6th Annual Poetry Competition This contest organized by The Lord Whisky Sanctuary Fund may remind you of a strong alcoholic drink whisky. Actually, it's all about raising funds for an animal reserve in Kent, a county in southeast England. Entry fees will be used to improve animals' living conditions. Welcome original poems of up to 40 lines on any topic. Closing: May 31st, 2023 Prize: 1st—$200  2nd—$100  3rd—$75 Entry Fee: $5 Canterbury Poet of the Year Competition It's back again: the annual international poetry contest from Canterbury Festival. As usual, it is for poems of up to 60 lines. Make sure your poems are original. Closing: June 1st, 2023 Prize: $200, $100, $ 50. All longlisted entries (approximately 35) will be published. Entry Fee: $5 （1） Which competition is easier for a contestant to win a prize? A . Hour of Writing Competition. B . Writers of the Future Competition. C . The 6th Annual Poetry Competition. D . Canterbury Poet of the Year Competition. （2） What's the purpose of holding The 6th Annual Poetry Competition? A . To advertise a drink. B . To raise money for a reserve. C . To improve conditions in Kent. D . To appeal to government for support. （3） What do the four competitions have in common? A . They charge entry fees. B . They stress originality. C . They are held annually. D . They have specific themes. 答案： A B B

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