Watson won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master in 1977. He was given the silver cup.

“It isn’t rightly mine,” he said, when he was holding the cup.” “It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in…”

“A family was staying at my hotel at that time. Mrs. Prig, the mother, was told that I played chess; and she begged me to give her young son a game. ‘He’s only ten.’ she said, ‘I’ve been told that he plays quite well. ‘

“Well, as you can guess, I wasn’t too happy. A player likes the opponent (对手) to play as well as he does. But it was holiday time and I agreed to play. We placed the board in the garden. The game began. I hoped it would be quick — and so it was.

“I soon knew that David Prig was no learner. After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against a wall. The boy seemed to lose interest in our game. He moved a piece (棋子) without care. I gave my attention to the board.

“Call me when you are ready, Mr. Watson,” he said.

When I was ready? I looked up. He had gone off to play with his sister. I studied the board, and found I was driven into corner. So it went on with David: a quick move, then tennis, back to the board, then back to his sister. My difficult condition became impossible to change. I was beaten. Oh, so easily, by a ten-year-old chess player. He was the winner—in twenty-eight minutes.

“David Prig, a name to remember. I had a chance to use his game today, and it won this cup for me. To him, of course, it is only one of a hundred, or perhaps a thousand, winning games.” (from www.zkenglish.com)

(    )46. When Mr. Watson said, “It isn’t rightly mine. It was won …”, he meant ____ two years before.

A. he had played chess with a little boy for twenty-eight minutes

B. he had had a chance to take part in an important game

C. he had learned how to play chess from a child

D. he had learned a good game from a child

(    )47. Before the game, Mr. Watson was quite sure that _______.

A. the boy played as well as he did

B. he would be Southern Chess Master two years later

C. he could win the game easily

D. the boy would win the game quickly

(    )48. Why did David play tennis while he was playing chess with Watson?

Because he __________.

A. had no interest in playing chess with adults (成年人)

B. was not good at playing chess

C. liked playing tennis much better than playing chess

D. played chess much better than Watson

(    )49. From the story, we know that __________.

A. David Prig was the real winner

B. Mr. Watson was the real winner

C. neither of them was the real winner

D. both of them were the real winners

(    )50. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Sometimes young children can beat adults in playing chess.

B. Watson thought he could win the game quickly, and so he did.

C. Watson learned something from David and won the silver cup.

D. Watson would never forget the name of the boy.

If you won a lottery and had lots of money, what would you do? Some people would start by buying themselves things, such as a new car or a big house.

Many people who win lots of money may suddenly find that they have a lot of socalled(所谓的)friends. At that time people usually don’t know the reason, and they just feel good. In fact, the friends just want the lottery winner to give them some money. Besides that, they can’t decide what to do with the money, so they try to think what they want. In the end, most people usually decide to save the money.

There are some lottery winners who decide to quit(辞职)their jobs. Some big lottery winners make even bigger changes—they end their marriages. They think that winning a lot of money has suddenly made them more intelligent and more attractive(有吸引力的).So they feel that they have to be with a younger or more attractive man or woman.

They don’t know their money is just a bit of luck. It can’t change everything.

Next time when you buy a lottery ticket, think about what you would like to do with the money if you won.

（  ）11. A lottery winner may suddenly find himself with many socalled  friends, probably because __________.

A. he wants to make lots of friends  

B. he doesn’t know what to do with all the money

C. these new friends are usually kind to the lottery winner

D. these new friends want the lottery winner to give them some money

（  ）12. Some lottery winners want to be with a more attractive man or woman because they _______________.

A. don’t like their husbands or wives any more

B. think winning a lot of money has made them more intelligent and more attractive

C. have some new friends     D. don’t know how to spend the money

（  ）13. What do most of the lottery winners do with all the money?

A. They buy lots of houses.                 B. They find better jobs.

C. They spend the money on their marriages.   D. They save the money.

（  ）14. The underlined word“It”refers to(指的是)  __________

 A. the lottery             B. the next lottery ticket

C. the money that they win    D. everything that has changed

（  ）15. The author wants to tell us that___________________.

A. money can’t change everything

B. most lottery winners usually decide to save the money they win

C. some lottery winners might decide to move to a bigger house

D. some lottery winners end their marriages when they are rich

　　Waston won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master（南部象棋大师）in 1977. He was given the silver cup.

　　“It isn't rightly mine,” he said, when he was holding the cup. “It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in …

　　“A family was staying at my hotel at that time. Mrs. Prag, the mother, was told that I played chess; and she begged me to give her young son a game. “He's only ten.”she said, “I've been told that he plays quite well.”

　　“Well, as you can guess, I wasn't too happy. A player likes the opponent（对手）to play as well as he does. But it was holiday time and I agreed to play. We placed the board in the garden. The game began. I hoped it would be quick, and so it was.

　　“I soon knew that David Prag was no learner. After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against a wall. The boy seemed to lose interest in our game. He moved a piece（棋子）without care. I gave my attention to the board.”

　　“Call me when you are ready, Mr.Watson,”he said.

　　“When I was ready, I looked up. He had gone off to play with his sister. I studied the board and found I was driven into corner. So it went on with David: a quick move. then tennis, back to the board, then back to his sister. My difficult condition became impossible to change. I was beaten, oh so easily, by a ten-year-old chess player. He was the winner in twenty-eight minutes.

　　“David Prag: a name to remember. I had a chance to use his game today, and it won this cup for me. To him, of course, it is only one of a hundred, or perhaps a thousand, winning games.”

(1) When Mr.Watson said, “It isn't rightly mine. It was won...” he meant ________ two years before.

Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An     1   had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.

He was Matthew.   2  he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told    3  would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.

I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about   4  and succeeding and seeking（追寻）his dreams.

When we finished talking, I went to my    5 and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about    6   and overcoming obstacles（克服障碍）than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it   7  to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”

Last summer I got the news that Matthew had   8   and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:

Dear Rick,

My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are   9  to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.

I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I'll      10   . I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.

Thank you for loving me.

Your friend

Matthew

1.                A．excuse         B．effect          C．operation D．illness

2.                A．While          B．When          C．Although  D．Because

3.                A．they           B．he             C．she  D．I

4.                A．winning        B．teaching        C．playing   D．working

5.                A．home          B．desk           C．classroom D．bag

6.                A．failure         B．success         C．luck D．smile

7.                A．around         B．in             C．back D．down

8.                A．went away      B．passed away     C．stayed away   D．moved away

9.                A．surprised       B．brave          C．sorry D．happy

10.               A．never          B．ever           C．often D．seldom