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．and the captain of the school chess team．This year we  8  the All England School’s Championship．I had to go up on stage(台子)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．always            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（冠军）．I had to go up on stage （台子）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．always         D．seldom

A computer game is very popular（流行的）today．Many young office workers and students like playing it．People can“farm”on a piece of“land”，and“grow vegetables，flowers，and fruits”on the Net．They can make some e-money to buy more things．

Here are different ideas about it．

Henry：I don’t like any computer games．I think it’s a waste（浪费）of time．

Laura：I live in tile city and I long for（渴望）the life on the farm．So I like this game very much．

Allen：I often play this game with my friends．We have fun（乐趣）playing it．

Ivy：I’m a student．I think we students can use computers to do many useful things．But why do some of us choose to play computer games? It’s bad for our studies．

1．According to the passage，people can’t ________ in the game．

A．grow vegetables      B．make e-money         C．buy things               D．watch movies

2．Of the tour people，________ doesn’t／don’t like the game．

A．one                        B．two                        C．three                      D．four

3．The word“useful”means“________”in Chinese．

A．无效的                   B．遗憾的                   C．有益的                   D．消极的

4．Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Allen is happy to play the game．

B．Laura lives on the farm．

C．Ivy doesn’t like to study．

D．Henry usually plays computer games．

5．Where can we see this passage?

A．In a computer magazine．                           B．In a science book．

C．On a train timetable．                                 D．On a movie ticket

  My name is Chau Kai Fat. I am 72 years old. I was born in China. Before we moved to Macao in the 1940s, we were farmers in a small village in China. We used to fly kites, take turtles for walks, jump ropes and watch grasshoppers fight when we were small. My father made kites for us. We had a pond in front of our house. These were many turtles there. We gathered around the pond after school. We took out the turtles and tied a rope around their little necks. Then we started taking them for walks. In summer, the grasshoppers were everywhere. We caught them and put them in a jar and watched them fight. The winner got a sweet and the loser had to sing. It was fun.

　I am Peter, Mr. Chau's son. I was born in 1963. When I was at primary school, the most popular game was football. Everyone played football and we listened to football games on the radio. When I was in Form 3, our English teacher showed us an

English game ?--- Scrabble. We took seven letters from a bag.

Each letter has points. Then we made an English word with all

or some of the letters. We counted the points. The one who had

the most points would be the winner. The first time we played

the game we thought it was never-ending because everyone took so long to come up with a word. We began to enjoy it more after we played the game several times.

　I am Wilson, Mr. Chau's grandson. My grandpa told me he watched grasshoppers before. My father told me he played ‘Scrabble’. However, I love computer games. A few weeks ago, a new game came out. It is called ‘Julio's Adventures’. I downloaded it from the Internet. In the game, Julio has to go through 14 levels to save the princess and to get the treasures. Sometimes, there are puzzles for you to solve. Sometimes, you see a monster in the tomb. You have to control Julio's movements and fight with the attacker by pressing the space bar. You can choose the weapons you like. I am still trying to get through level 8. lf you know the secrets, please e-mail them to me at ezboy@sunshine.net.cn.

There are pictures showing Mr. Chau Kai Fat, Peter and Wilson on the web page. Read the web page articles on page 34 again. Write the names of the persons in the blanks.

Kitty is showing the articles to her mother. Her mother has some questions for her. Help Kitty answer her mother's questions. Circle correct letters.

(1) Mrs Zhang: Where was the pond?

　 Kitty:　　 ...

　A. In front of his school.

　B. In front of his friend's house.

　C. In front of his house.

(2) Mrs Zhang: Who showed Peter the game ‘Scrabble’?

　 Kitty:　　...

　A. His father.

　B. His teacher.

　C. His friend.

(3) Mrs Zhang: What does Julio try to do in ‘Julio's Adventures’?

　 Kitty:　　 ...

　A. He tries to save the princess and get the treasures.

　B. He tries to solve the puzzles.

　C. He tries to find the tablets.

---_____is my computer game?      
--- It’s in the drawer．
A. What               B. Where           C. How