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(A) Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveler in India in the year 900 wrote that it was place “long ago”. Chess was probably invented in India，and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europe since 1400. The name“chess”is interesting. When one player is attacking the others king，he says，in English，“check”. When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere，he says，“checkmate”. These words come from Persian.“Shah mat”means“the king is dead”. That is when the game is over，and one player has won.Such an old game changes very slowly. The rules have not always been the same as they are now. For example，at one time the queen could only move one square at a time. Now she is the strongest piece on the board. It could be interesting to know why this has happened! Chess takes time and thought，but it is a game for all kinds of people. You dont have to be a champion(冠军) in order to enjoy it. It is not always played by two people sitting at the same table. The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio. Some of the chess masters are able to play among many people at the same time. The record was when one man played 400 games! It is said that some people play chess by post. This must take chess the slowest game in the world.1. Which of the following is known to be true?A. Chess is an old Indian traveling game.B. Chess is the oldest game in the world.C. Chess was played in Japan and Europe before 1400.D. Chess was played in India before 900.2. One player has won the game when _.A. he attacks the other players kingB. he says some Persian wordsC. the other players king can not move anywhereD. he says “check” to the other player3. Which of the following is NOT correct?A. All kinds of people can play chess sitting at the same table.B. Only two people can play chess sitting at the same table.C. Some people write to each other playing chess.D. The Russian lost the game played by radio.4. According to the old rule of the game _.A. the queen was the strongest piece on the boardB. the king had to be attacked all the timeC. the queen could move no more than one square at a timeD. The chess was a game only for the queen (B) Skin-diving(潜泳) is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon. When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no longer heavy.Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands.When you have tanks of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water.To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of water. You can get things from the deep sea.Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.5. Skin-diving is a new sport. It will take you to _.A. the moon B. a new world of land C. the mountains D. the deep water6. In deep water there is _ during the day.A. plenty of light B. no light at all C. a lot of blue fish D. lots of green things7. You can climb big rocks under water easily because _.A. you are very heavy B. you are as heavy as on the land C. you are not as heavy as on the land D. you have no weight at all 8. With a tank of air on your back, you can _.A. catch fish very easily B. stay under water for a long time C. climb big rocks D. have more fun 9. Which of the following i