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Enter The Guardian young critics competition 2019
Review one of The guardian children’s fiction prize 2019 longlisted books as an individual or a school book group and be in with a chance of winning books, gift cards and an invitation to the award ceremony in November!
If you are aged 18 or under on 18 November 2019, attend a school in the UK or are home educated in the UK and love reading, then you should enter The Guardian’s young critics competition — and here’s how?
All you need to do is submit a review (no more than 500 words) on one of the books (click here for more information) longlisted for The Guardian children’s fiction prize 2019. Make sure your review reaches us by 30 October 2019. 10 winning individual entries and one winning school entry will be selected. When picking the winners, the judges will be looking for the most interesting, entertaining and thought-provoking (发人深省的) book reviews.
There are two ways to enter:
1.You can enter on your own by filling out the form (click here to download the form) including your review of a longlisted book.
2. You can enter as part of a school group if you and at least three other students from your school all submit reviews.
The prizes:
The 10 individual winners will each receive a complete set of eight longlisted books, plus a￡20 gift card and an invitation to attend the award ceremony at The Guardian on 19 November 2019.
The winning school will be invited to spend a day at The Guardian Education Centre: up to 30 students from the winning school will have the chance to edit and print the day’s news at The Guardian Education Centre in London. In addition, the winning school will receive 10 complete sets of the eight longlisted books, a ￡150 gift card as well as an invitation for up to 20 pupils to attend the ceremony in London on 19 November.
Good luck!
If you have any questions about the competition or how to enter, please email childrensfictionprizetheguardian.com.
1. Which requirement should one meet if he or she wants to take part in the competition?
A. Being under 18 years old. B. Being educated in the UK.
C. Being part of a school book group. D. Being a winner of the fiction prize.
2. What’s the deadline for the entries?
A. 30 October 2019. B. 31 October 2019.
C. 18 November 2019. D. 19 November 2019.
3. What prize will group winners get?
A. A ￡150 card for each student.
B. Eight copies of the longlisted books.
C. The chance to produce the newspaper.
D. An invitation for 30 students to attend the ceremony.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C
【解析】
本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了2019年卫报青年评论比赛的相关事项，包括报名参加的方式和奖项。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“If you are aged 18 or under on 18 November 2019, attend a school in the UK or are home educated in the UK and love reading, then you should enter The Guardian’s young critics competition”可知，满18岁或18岁以下，或者在英国上学或在英国接受家庭教育的人可以参加这次比赛。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Make sure your review reaches us by 30 October 2019.”可知，截止日期是2019年10月30日。故选A项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“up to 30 students from the winning school will have the chance to edit and print the day’s news”可知，来自获奖学校的30名学生将有机会编辑和打印当天的新闻。故选C项。
