How do you feel about your Chinese? Is it good or bad? If you think youare good at Chinese, you can take part in the competition named the “Chinese Characters Dictation Competition (中国汉字听写大会)”. The competition became popular among teenagers. Let's know something about it.

    More and more computers and smart phones are used by teenagers. They spend too much time onthe Internet in playing or chatting. They are used to sending messages by computers and smart phones. As a result, some teenagers forget how to writethe Chinese Characters by hand. The teachers and parents are very worried about it. What can they do?

    Not long ago, they found an interesting game called the Chinese Characters Dictation Competition. The program was similar to the American show “National Spelling Bee”. In this program, middle school students competed among themselves and wrote down the Chinese Characters by dictation. Over two hundred competitors were from forty-six middle schools. The audiences(观众) loved this new kind of competition, too. They tried to write down the Chinese Characters while the competitors were writing them. Butthey found it was also difficult for them to write down all the Chinese Characters.

    Is it an interesting competition? Can you be the winner?

    It's a picture of a small room. There is a girl in it. Her name is Sally. It' s her room. There is a bed and a desk in her room. What's that on the wall? It's a map of England. Next to the map we can see a photo. It's Sally's photo. We can see a clock on the desk. Is it her black cat on the bed? No, it's her hat. Where's her backpack? It's on her bed, too.

    There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter. For all my friends, every season is good.

    Wang Dong likes flying kites and climbing hills. She says when spring comes, the days are getting warmer and longer. And everything begins to grow. The wind is not very strong. It's the best time to fly kites. And when you climb the hills, you can enjoy yourself. So she often says spring is her favourite season.

    "Swimming is my favourite sport,”says Anne. “When summer comes, I often go swimming in the rivers or lakes with my friends." You can enjoy yourself in the water.And you can swim like a fish there.

    “I often go climbing hills with my father during the long vacation of the National Day, ”says Liu An. “My father often tells me that I can see lots of beautiful things if I stand on the top of a hill. ”So he likes autumn best of all.

    Bob says he likes winter very much. He says, “I'm very happy when I am playing with snow.”He is making a snowman now.

    David wants to buy a Christmas present for his mother. David's father gives him $ 5 a week and David puts $2 into his bank account(账户) every week. After three months David takes $ 20 out of his bank account and goes to the shop. He looks for a great present. He sees a beautiful brooch(胸针) in the shape of his favourite pet. He says to himself, "My mother loves jewellery(珠宝), and the brooch costs only $ 17. " He buys the brooch and takes it home. He wraps(裹) the present in Christmas paper and then puts it under the tree. He is very happy and he wants to see the joy(喜悦) on his mother's face that day. When his mother opens the present, she screams(尖叫). She sees a spider(蜘蛛).