新西兰英语 109 Scholarship Results

　　On Wednesday, high school students who sat scholarship¹ exams at the end of last year, found their results on the NZQA website. By now, all students will have their results by mail too.
Scholarship exams are for the top students in schools. They are extra exams which students can choose to sit. About one third of Year 13 students usually choose to sit scholarship in one or more subjects. Scholarship tests higher level thinking skills, not just memorising. Students have to show they can use their knowledge for complex² situations. Only 3% of Year 13 students gain a scholarship. This gives them $500.
Outstanding scholarships³ are given only to the top 0.4% in each subject. Any student who gets an outstanding scholarship is given $2,000 for their study in a New Zealand university. A very few students get more than one outstanding scholarship. Premier⁴ scholarships go to any student who has three or more outstanding scholarships. Students with a premier scholarship get $10,000 for three years to study in a New Zealand university.
Last year eight students won a premier scholarship. It was interesting that these eight students came from a range of high schools: two were from a private school while the other six came from public schools in both cities and small towns. This shows that students can do well in most schools in New Zealand.

1 scholarship   

n.学问，学术成就，奖学金

参考例句：

• The girl who won the scholarship was quite outstanding.得奖学金的女孩是相当杰出的。
• I made up my mind to apply for a scholarship.我决定申请奖学金。

2 complex   

adj.复杂的，合成的，综合的；n.联合体

参考例句：

• What he said was too complex for me to understand.他说的太复杂了，我无法了解。
• Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law.正义是复杂的法律机器的一部分。

3 scholarships   

学问，学识( scholarship的名词复数 )； 奖学金

参考例句：

• They awarded scholarships to needy students. 他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。
• The best students are awarded special scholarships. 最好的学生将授予特殊奖学金。

4 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。