广东省深圳市罗湖区2022-2023学年高三上学期期末质量检测英语试题
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Call for entries: young women writers competition
Guardian Weekend magazine is launching a writing competition for UK women aged 16-21 on the theme of conversations．
How to enter
All you have to do is submit a 700-word personal essay that shows off your talents——on the theme of conversations．Did you have an unforgettable conversation with your grandmother about her youth that changed how you viewed her? Do you find having certain conversations really hard, and if so, why? Is there a conversation you regret, or one you regret you never had? We're keen to hear about your personal experiences．
All entries must be sent to weekend@the guardian．com by midnight on 9 March．
The Prizes
There will be one winner and two runners-up．The three winners will each receive £250．The winners will be notified（通知）by email or telephone on or before 30 March 2021 and given details of how to claim their prizes．As part of the editing process, the three winners will participate in a video call with a Guardian Weekend editor to discuss and edit their essay for publication．The one overall winner will also receive a 1-1 work shop with a Guardian editor．
Rules
Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification．
■Only one entry is permitted per person．Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed．
■The Competition opens at 09:00 on 22 February 2021 and closes at 23:59 on 9 March 2021．Entries received outside this time period will not be considered．
■Your entry must not be copied, and must not contain any third-party materials or content that you do not have permission to use．
■You must include your name, age and contact details, including your email address and phone number．
1．What's the theme of the writing competition?
A．Regrets． B．Conversations．
C．Grandmother's youth． D．Personal experiences．
2．What extra prize will the overall winner receive?
A．An additional £250． B．A video of the competition．
C．A prior notification of the win． D．A 1-1 workshop with an editor．
3．Which of the following will result in disqualification?
A．Co-authoring an entry． B．Including contact details．
C．Mailing your entry on 1 March． D．Using others' content with permission．
 
On the outside, 12-year-old Luna seems like your average kid. It's not until you get to know her that you learn that Luna is anything but average.
Born with a heart defect (缺陷)called dextrocardia, Luna has had three open-heart operations and continues to pursue her interests in art and fashion. But when Luna was approached by athletic shoe company Saucony to design a shoe for sale across the country, it came as quite a surprise.
“This is so incredible. I got to use my art and creativity for something new that I'd never thought I'd be able to design,“ Luna said. She is one of six patients from Boston Children's Hospital ( BCH) who have partnered with Saucony to design their own shoe to launch the Shoes with Soul campaign.
“Rather than just a donation, we wanted to create an experience and a moment that would not only raise money, but also awareness to highlight all the amazing work that's being done at BCH,“ says Chris, Saucony's vice president. “Specifically, we wanted to give some of the BCH kids an opportunity to share their story and their talents with the world. ”
Luna's design is fashion. ^u On the tongue ,they digitalized one of my drawings, and then on bottom it's a really bright pink color, and on the inside ,the sole of the shoe is actually another drawing I did of a sunset,“ she said. "Thinking about kids everywhere around the world wearing my shoe is amazing. It blows my mind.”
The income from the shoe sales will benefit the Boston Children's Hospital Cardiac Fitness Program, which encourages kids to “find your possible" through personalized exercise programs tailored for each individual patient's heart condition.
“It feels really good to help people and it's really something I can relate to,“ says Luna. “The advice I would give a