My hobby is playing chess--one of the greatest games in the world．My mum taught me  1 to play when I was seven years old．She  2  me every time for the first year．But then，on my  3   birthday，I won for the first time．Now I am always the winner between us．

   It takes about a day to learn the rules．  4  if you want to be good，you have to practice for years．You don’t need much to play chess--just a chess set and someone to play with．Chess sets  5  be very cheap，or quite expensive．Some people collect chess sets as a hobby，but I  6  to play．

   There is a chess club in our school．We meet every week to play each other．I am the best  7    in the club．a(chǎn)nd the captain of the school chess team．This year we  8  the All England School’s Championship．I had to go up on stage(臺子)in front of the whole school to collect the prize．

   I'm saving up my money to buy a chess  9  .It’s very good for practice．That way I'll  10 have someone to play with．a(chǎn)nd I’m sure I’ll make more progress．

1．A．what              B．why             C．how                      D．where

2．A．hit                  B．lost               C．beat               D．fought

3．A．seventh          B．eighth           C．ninth               D．tenth

4．A．And               B．So                C．Yet                 D．But

5．A．can                B．must             C．should            D．will

6．A．want              B．wish             C．prefer             D．choose

7．A．player             B．fan               C．leader             D．learner

8．A．received         B．won             C．lost                 D．owned

9．A．computer        B．book             C．dictionary        D．game

10．A．sometimes    B．sometime        C．a(chǎn)lways            D．seldom

My hobby is playing chess---one of the greatest games in the world．My mum taught me 1______ to play when I was seven years old．She 2 _____ me every time for the first year．But then, on my 3_______ birthday ,I won for the first time．Now I am always the winner between us ．

    It takes about a day to learn the rules 4______ if you want to be good ,you have to practise for years．You don’t need much to play chess----just a chess set and someone to play with ．

    Chess sets 5______ be very cheap ,or quite expensive．Some people collect chess sets as a hobby ,but I 6_______ to play．

    There is a chess club in my school．We meet every week to play each other．I am the best 7______ in the club ,and the captain of the school chess team．This year we 8_______ the all England Schools’ Championship（冠軍）．I had to go up on stage （臺子）in front of the whole school to collect the prize．

    I’m saving up my money to buy a chess 9______ ．It’s very good for practice．That way I’ll 10_______ have someone to play with ,and I’m sure I’ll make more progress．

1．A．what                        B．why                       C．how                D．where

2．A．hit                            B．lost                     C．beat           D．fought

3．A．seventh                    B．eighth                   C．ninth               D．tenth

4．A．And                     B．So                     C．Yet            D．But

5．A．can                    B．must                   C．should         D．will

6．A．want                    B．wish                  C．prefer         D．choose

7．A．player                  B．fan                    C．leader         D．learner

8．A．received                   B．won                   C．lost           D．owned

9．A．computer                  B．book                   C．dictionary    D．game

10．A．sometimes                     B．sometime               C．a(chǎn)lways         D．seldom

　　My hobby is playing chess－one of the greatest games in the world. My mum taught me 1 to play when I was seven years old. She 2 me every time for the first year. But then, on my 3 birthday, I won for the first time. Now I am always the winner between us.

　　It takes about a day to learn the rules. 4 if you want to be good, you have to practise for years. You don't need much to play chess－just a chess set and someone to play with. Chess sets 5 be very cheap, or quite expensive. Some people collect chess sets as a hobby, but I 6 to play.

　　There is a chess club in our school. We meet every week to play each other. I am the best 7 in the club, and the captain of the school chess team. This year we 8 the All England Schools' Championship(冠軍). I had to go up on stage(臺子) in front of the whole school to collect the prize.

　　I'm saving up my money to buy a chess 9 . It's very good for practice. That way I'll 10 have someone to play with, and I'm sure I'll make more progress.

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Do you have lots of friends? What do you 36 friends and friendship? Are they very important for you? Some of your friends may have different views and interests, and some like doing the same  37  as you. Do you like friends different from  38  the same as you? You may like the friends who   39   the same interests as you. But I don’t really care.

I have two good friends, Peter and James. Peter is   40  me. I am a quiet boy, and Peter is also quiet. We  41  enjoy reading books and surfing the Internet. On weekends, we often go to the library or  42 on the computer together. But James is very different from us. He likes playing ball games, and he is more athletic than us. He is  43 more outgoing. He likes talking and often makes 44 laugh. You see, friends are not  45  to be the same. Do you agree with me?

1.A. talk about     B. think of        C. thank for            D. look at

2.A. interests          B. views       C. things          D. habits

3.A. or             B. and         C. until                D. but

4.A. are                B. have        C. show             D. get

5.A. like                B. as          C. for              D. with

6.A. all                B. each            C. both             D. some

7.A. watch          B. work        C. read             D. play

8. A. a few         B. few         C. a lot                D. little

9.A. him                B. her         C. them             D. us

10.A. important         B. necessary   C. difficult            D. different