Island University has a competition for middle school students.
Read about the competition on their web site.
School Competition
Students! Here is your chance to help the physically disabled(殘疾人). Think out a robot or a machine to help them live better. There’ll be three prizes. The winning schools will each get $15,000. Read the information below:
What do you have to do?
·Try to know problems faced by the physically disabled in Hong Kong. Write a 200-word article on the difficulties these people have to suffer each day.
·Try to know modern inventions that help the physically disabled. Then think out a robot or a machine that will improve the lives of the physically disabled. Draw your invention. You can make as many drawings as you like to show your invention. You can even make a small model of your invention.
· Write a short description of your invention.
Who can join?
All middle school students in Hang Kong.
So, come on! Join the competition, and get the chance!
小題1:Where can you find the information?
小題2:Why is the school competition held?
小題3:What prize will each winning school get?
小題4:How many words should be written on the difficulties the disabled have to suffer each day?
小題5:Who can join the competition?

小題1:On the web site
小題1:To help the physically disabled(1ive better)
小題1:$1 5，000．
小題1:Two hundred．／200．
小題1:All middle school students in Hong Kong．

小題1:從第二行的句子Read about the competition on their web site可知答案是.On the web site
小題1:從文章的句子：Here is your chance to help the physically disabled(殘疾人).可知答案是 To help the physically disabled(1ive better)
小題1:從文章的句子：The winning schools will each get $15,000可知獲獎(jiǎng)的學(xué)校會(huì)得到.$1 5，000．的獎(jiǎng)金。
小題1:從文章的句子：Write a 200-word article on the difficulties these people have to suffer each day.可知要寫兩百個(gè)字的文章。Two hundred．／200．
小題1:從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：All middle school students in Hang Kong.可知答案是 All middle school students in Hong Kong．
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