1. (2019·泰州模拟) 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

Attention, please! Reporters wanted! ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Do you dream of being a reporter? Are you a good writer who loves the news? If so, you may have a chance to be a winner in the TFK Kid Reporter Talent Search. We're looking for 12 students from around the nation to be members of the TFK Kid Reporter team for the 2019～2020 school year.  Next year's team will continue the tradition of reporting local news stories for Time For Kids magazine and www.time forkids.com. Professional reporters from Time For Kids will decide who will be the winner. In the past year, TFK Kid Reporters have: ★ Interviewed national leaders, famous people and other newsmakers. ★ Written news stories, reviews, and opinion pieces for Time For Kids. ★ Learned about the news business from prizewinning reporters who work at TIMES. ★ Appeared on television to talk about their work. ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ How to Enter To apply, visit www.timeforkids.com/2019 kr and complete the official entry form. Be sure to read the official rules and share them with your parents or teachers, who must sign(签名) your entry form and send it to us by email. Entry forms must be sent by June 17, 2019. You must be 14 years old or younger on September 1, 2019. ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Contest opens: 10:00 a. m. on March 14, 2019 Contest deadline: 12:00 p. m. on June 17, 2019 All entries must follow the official rules for consideration.  See contest rules on the next page. Good luck!

1. （1） The 12 student reporters will work for ________.

   A . more than a year B . less than a year C . about a year D . half a year
3. （2） If David is chosen as a member of the TFK Kid Reporter team， he will probably NOT ________.

   A . play a role in some famous TV plays B . learn how to do well in the reporting job C . do an interview with the American president D . write down his own ideas at www.time forkids.com
5. （3） The contest will be closed on ________.

   A . March 14, 2019 B . June 17, 2019 C . September 1, 2019 D . December 31, 2020
7. （4） ________ is allowed to join in this contest.

   A . Mike who would like to be a writer B . Tom who was born on September 1, 2005 C . Jack who is going to celebrate his fifteenth birthday D . Lucy who handed in her entry form without the sign of her parents or teachers
9. （5） This passage may come from ________.

   A . a diary B . a dictionary C . a storybook D . a notice