Scientist Denies Breaking Rules in Nikon Photo Contest
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Nikon has a photo contest every year. It is called Small World In Motion. The contest is for very small pictures. People use special cameras called microscopes. These cameras make tiny things look big.
A scientist named Dr Ning Xu won a prize in the contest. But many people were angry. They said his picture broke the rules of the contest.
Dr Ning Xu said this was not true. He said he did not break any rules. He said his picture was fair.
The news about this photo has spread online. Many people are talking about it. Some people believe Dr Ning Xu. Other people do not believe him.
Nikon has not said much more about the problem. People are waiting to hear what Nikon will say next. This is a small story, but many people care about it.
Vocabulary15 words
- contest
- a game where people try to win
- microscope
- a tool that makes very small things look big
- rules
- things you must do or not do
- prize
- something you win
- backlash
- when many people get angry about something
- scientist
- a person who studies science
- online
- on the internet
- fair
- right and honest
- tiny
- very very small
- image
- a picture
- denies
- says something is not true
- annual
- happening every year
- spread
- to go to many places
- believe
- to think something is true
- problem
- something that is wrong
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1. A photo contest 2. It broke the rules 3. False
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Nikon has a photo _____ every year.
It is called Small World In _____.
People use special cameras called _____.
A scientist named Dr Ning Xu won a _____ in the contest.
Many people said his picture broke the _____ of the contest.
Dr Ning Xu said this was not _____.
He said his picture was _____.
The news about this photo has _____ online.
Nikon has not said much more about the _____.
This is a small story, but many people _____ about it.
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