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　　We usually play as hard as we work in America. But we are not the first to enjoy many of the games and sports we play today. People in other countries were enjoying these games and sports long before us.

　　You probably have played many games with dice, which was brought to America in the 1800s. Some people think a Greek leader made up or invented the game of dice in about 1184 B.C． But most people believe that a ruler of Lydia in Asia invented the game of dice. The people of Lydia had little to eat. The ruler would let his people eat one day. Then he made fast the second day. The ruler had the people play the game of dice on the fast days. He thought the game would keep the people's minds off food!

　　Some people believe that playing cards started in China. The ruler of China enjoyed card games in 1120．But playing cards probably were invented in India. There is a reason why people believe playing cards first came from India. The early cards had pictures of kings but no queens. India had no queens. But India did have kings. Playing cards came to America from Mexico in about 1519．The game of bowling started six hundred years ago. It probably began in Germany and in the Netherlands. Bowling was brought to America by the Dutch in the 1700s.

　　Do you like to skiing winter? Americans began skiing in the 1850s. A man from Norway Started the sport in America. He used to ski ninety miles carrying a mailbag on his back.

　　Ice-skating is another winter sport that was brought to America from another country. People have skated on ice for about eight hundred years. Ice-skating came from the Dutch. As you can see, Americans were not the first to have fun. People from many other countries taught us to play today!

1．A fast day is a day on which ________ .

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A．sun sets early

B．people run races

C．people eat little or nothing

D．people did nothing

2．Why were there no pictures of queens on the first playing cards?

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A．The country in which cards were probably invented had no queens.

B．No queens wanted their pictures on the cards.

C．The first card games were played by the kings only.

D．Women’s pictures could not appear on the cards.

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．The game of playing cards started in China.

B．Most people believe that dice game dates from about 1184 B．C．

C．Bowling, which dates back to six hundred years ago, came to America in the 1700s.

D．Ice-skating was brought to America by a man from Norway.

4．Bowling was brought to America by the ________ .

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Do you feel like ________ a walk with me?

1. A.
   to have
2. B.
   having
3. C.
   have
4. D.
   to having

The doctor insisted the plan ________ reasonable and we ________．

1. A.
   was; carry it out
2. B.
   be; carry it out
3. C.
   be; should carry it out
4. D.
   was; carried it out

14. Traditionally in West, people usually play ____ on April Fools' Day.