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Share your poems，get feedback (反馈) for your poetry，and enter poetry contests (竞赛)．Choose from the following poetry contests that you can enter.Get feedback for every poem that you write including your contest entries.
How it works
As a member，you will get feedback for everything you write.You can enter poetry contests with cash prizes.You will be ranked.Write and see how the feedback you receive influences your rank.Since the year 2000 we have been helping writers improve their writing skills.
Poetry contests in may
Friendship across cultures
Write a story about a friend that opened your world to another culture.
Deadline：Today!
Technology wars
Write a story on the topic provided in the announcement.
Deadline：Today!
Poetry contests in june
Lyrics make the song
Pen your newest，and best song lyric masterpieces and enter them into this contest.
NO POETRY ALLOWED FOR THIS CONTEST!
Must be song lyrics only.
Deadline：June 1st
Unexpected romance
Write a story that brings two people together，two people who don't necessarily realize that they belong together but the audience is rooting for them.Write a story for a cash prize.
Deadline：June 15th
Poetry contests in july
Newbie writing contest
For our New Arrival “This Sentence Starts the Story” contest we challenge you to write a story that starts with this sentence：“Hell found me.” A poetry contest with a cash prize.
Deadline：July 3rd
Share your story
A memoir (回忆录) gives us the ability to write about our life.But you can write about life with the option(选择)to create and invent and to make sense of a life，or part of that life.Write a piece of your life！A cash prize to the winning entry.
Deadline：July 10th
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了诗歌比赛的相关信息。
1．What do we know about the contests in May?
A．They are held yearly. B．They are topicbased.
C．They offer no feedback. D．They are humanfocused.
解析：细节理解题。由Friendship across cultures介绍内容中的“Write a story about a friend that opened your world to another culture.”以及Technology wars介绍内容中的“Write a story on the topic provided in the announcement.”可知，5月的诗歌比赛是要求参赛者按照所给出的主题进行写作的。
答案：B
2．Contestants of “Lyrics make the song”________．
A．can hand in poems
B．should write song lyrics
C．have a chance to win a cash prize
D．must enter their works before July 3rd
解析：细节理解题。由Lyrics make the song介绍内容中的“Must be song lyrics only.”可知，参赛者只能提交歌词作品。
答案：B
3．What type of writing is this text?
A．A writing guide. B．A poetry review.
C．An official report. D．An announcement.
解析：文章体裁题。通读全文可知，本文是一则诗歌比赛的通知，介绍了各项诗歌比赛的相关信息。
答案：D
