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If you want to be a writer and have always dreamt about the day when a worldfamous author would not only read your writing, but also, shower you with prizes then that day has finally arrived — at least for those of you that are attending 4th－8th grade.That’s because Pseudonymous Bosch, the bestselling author of The Secret Series is looking for you right here, on DOGO news!
All you have to do is participate in our fictional writing contest.To enter, you can click here, then watch the video and listen carefully to instructions from Pseudonymous Bosch.After that, log into your iDOGO account.
Select from one of three categories — Funny, Mysterious or Strange and begin writing your fictional tale.Remember, any entries that contain facts about yourself or even worse, any bad language, will be automatically disqualified! Also, your story has to range between 100－300 words.
And, while your work is done, we will be unable to send the entry to the author until we have your Parental Consent on file.So make sure you print one out and have your parent/guardian fill it, sign it and send it to us either via email at editor@dogonews.com or via snail mail to the office address specified on the form.
Now, believe it or not, Pseudonymous Bosch is going to read every single entry and decide the winner in each of the three categories.Those lucky individuals will receive a set of the entire collection of The Secret Series, as well as, his new book — Write This Book: A DoItYourself Mystery — all autographed by the author of course!
If you are still unclear about any of the rules, let us know by writing in a comment and we will try to reply the best we can.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章就一次写作竞赛作了详细说明，包括报名须知、参赛作品要求以及参赛细节等。
1．Who is the contest intended for?
A．Professional textbook authors.
B．Anyone who is good at writing.
C．Big fans of Pseudonymous Bosch.
D．Some students interested in writing.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“If you want to be a writer ...that day has finally arrived — at least for those of you that are attending 4th－8th grade.”和第二段第一句可知，这一比赛是专为四到八年级的有志于成为作家的学生举行的。
2．Which of the following entries might be accepted?
A．A joke using offensive languages.
B．An essay on the origin of languages.
C．An adventure story of about 200 words.
D．A story based on the writer’s childhood.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可知只有C项符合比赛要求。
3．What should participants submit to make sure Pseudonymous Bosch reads their writing?
A．An outline for their writing.
B．A photograph of themselves.
C．A completed application form.
D．An agreement a parent has signed.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“we will be unable to send the entry to the author until we have your Parental Consent on file”和“have your parent/guardian fill it, sign it”可知，档案中必须放入家长或监护人签名的同意书。
