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International Poetry Competition World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21st March．Its purpose is to improve people's ability to read，write，and teach poems all over the world． This year，the International Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival!The competition is open to all the poets（诗人）aged 18and over from all over the world，and they will be divided into two groups： Open Group （open to all the poets aged 18 and over）ESL Group （open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a Second Language） The winners of each group will receive￡1000． RULES： All the poems must be unpublished （未出版的） works． Poems will not be returned，so please keep a copy． The poem（s） must be in English and created by the poet himself/herself． Poems can be written on any proper subject．No subject on violence（暴力） or drugs． The competition begins on 3rd March，2017and ends on 28th August，2017． To enter the competition，please visit the Centre Shop to pay￡5 for each poem．Once the payment is made，please email the poem（s） to [e-mail] to mark Open or ESL in the top right﹣hand corner of the document（文档） to show which group to enter before emailing your poem（s）． Questions about the competition can be emailed to [e-mail]．

（1）The World Poetry Day is on　　．

A．March 28th    

B．March 3rd       

C．March 21st      

D．August 28th

（2）The purpose of the World Poetry Day is　　．

A．to encourage the British to write poems

B．to teach children how to read and write poems

C．to raise money for the poets from all over the world

D．to help people to read，write and teach poems better

（3）The rules for the competition include the following EXCEPT　　．

A．that poets can write poems in any language

B．that poets must use their unpublished poems

C．that poems can't be taken back after the competition

D．that poems can't be written on the subject of violence or drugs．

（4）Poets can get￡1000 if　　．

A．they win in the group

B．their poems are published

C．they enter the competition

D．their poems are written by themselves

（5）Which is the correct order for poets to enter the competition？　　

①Pay￡5 for each poem．

②Visit the Centre Shop．

③Email their poem（s） to [e-mail]．

④Mark Open or ESL in the top right﹣hand corner of their document．

A．①②③④

B．②①③④

C．②①④③

D．③④②①

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms．Grain Rain（谷雨），as the last term in spring，starts on April 19 and ends on May 4．

Grain Rain comes from the old saying，"Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grains"，which shows that this period of rainfall is very important for the growth of crops．Here's something that you may not know about the Grain Rain．

1．____ Grain Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer，and the temperature rises much higher than it does in March．With dry soil and heavy winds，sandstorms may happen more often．	2．_____ There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain．Spring tea during Grain Rain is good for the eyes．It is also said that drinking tea on this day would prevent bad luck．
3．____ People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinesis during Grain Rain．An old Chinese saying goes"toona sinensis before the rain is as tender as silk（嫩如丝）"．The vegetables is good for the stomach and skin．	4．_____ The Grain Rain Festival is celebrate by fishing villages in northern China．Grain Rain marks the start of the fishermen's fast voyage（航行）of the year．The custom dates back to more than 2000 years ago．

42．When Grain Rain ends，　　starts．

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

43．The underlined word"crops"refers to　　．

A．plants in the field

B．trees in the forest

C．fishes in the sea

44．The people in southern China　　on the day of Grain Rain．

A．drink tea

B．eat toona sinensis

C．start the first voyage

45．We can infer that"toona sinensis"must be a kind of vegetable which　　．

A．can bring good luck

B．is dilicious and healthy

C．grows at the seaside

46．The right order of the titles from 1 to 4 should be　　．

a．Eating toona sinensis

b．Sandstorms happen

c．Grain Rain Festival

d．Drinking tea

A．b﹣a﹣d﹣c

B．b﹣c﹣a﹣d

C．b﹣d﹣a﹣c．