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Short Story Competition
●The competition begins at June 30 and ends at December 15.
●It is open to all local citizens of Ontario who are at 16 or over, except the employees and judges. and anyone living with any employee of the sponsors or judges.
●The author's name. address, phone number and a 25-50-word self-introduction must be included with each entry on a separate sheet of paper. The name of the author should not appear in the story itself.
●Stories must be original and unpublished up to the time the winners are declared on December 25.
●Stories must be written on a computer, be double-spaced and no more than 2,500 words. Total word count should be printed on the front page of the story,
●No changes to a story are allowed once the Star receives your entry. Typescripts （文稿）will not be returned.
●A $ 5 entry fee must accompany each entry. Cheques or money orders should be made out to the Star Short Story Competition. Please do not send coins,
●Winners will be informed by telephone between 9 am and 5 pm on December 25.
●Professors from the Writing Centre at Ryerson University will complete the first round of judging. Another group of professional writers will select the final three.
More Information：
Send your story to：the Star Short Story Competition, the Star Street, Ontario M5E1E6. Full contest rules are available at www. the star, com/contests
Tel： 416-367-2000
1. Who can join in the competition?
A. A daughter of the judge.
B. A salesman living in The Star Street.
C. A visitor coming from another city.
D. A student in the local primary school.
2. Which of the following stories may be accepted by the competition?
A. A true story written on a piece of paper.
B. A famous story copied from the Internet.
C. A newly created story printed by its author.
D. An original story with its author's name in it.
3. What can you do if you want to join in the competition?
A. Change the story at any time.
B. Take the typescripts back.
C. Pay the fee by credit card
D. Surf the website for information.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了短篇故事竞赛的相关事宜，例如参赛人员要求，文章要求的等。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二项It is open to all local citizens of Ontario who are at 16 or over, except the employees and judges. and anyone living with any employee of the sponsors or judges. (该活动对安大略省所有16岁及以上的市民开放，除了雇员和评委，以及任何与赞助商或评委的雇员住在一起的人) Send your story to：the Star Short Story Competition, the Star Street. (把你的故事发送至：星火短篇故事竞赛，星火街)可推断B. A salesman living in The Star Street. (一个住在星火街的销售人员)可以参加该活动，故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四条Stories must be original and unpublished up to the time the winners are declared on December 25. (故事必须是原创，并且在12月25日获奖者发布之前没有发表过)可知参赛的短故事必须是自己创作且未曾发表过的。C. A newly created story printed by its author. (刚被作者创作和打印出来的故事)符合以上要求，故选C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的Full contest rules are available at www. the star, com/contests (完整的比赛规则可以在www. the star, com/contests上查询)可知如果要参加比赛，需要浏览该网站了解详细的规则。D. Surf the website for information. (浏览网站获取信息)符合以上说法，故选D项。
