通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从46-57各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

My hobby is playing chess - one of the greatest games in the world. My mum (46) me how to play when I was seven years old. She beat me every time for the first year. But then, on my (47 ) birthday,　 I won for the first time. I nearly always beat her now.

It takes about a day to learn the rules. But if you want to be good,　 you have to practise ( 48 ) years. You don' t need (49) to play chess - just a chess set and (50) to play with. Chess sets can be very cheap,　 or quite expensive. Some people collect chess sets as a hob­by,　 but I　　　 (51)　　 to play.

There is a chess club in our school. We (52) every week to play with each other. I am the best (53) in the club,　 and the captain of the school chess team. This year we (54) the All England School' s Champion­ship ( 冠军 ). I had to go up on stage (55 ) the whole school to collect the trophy (奖品).

I' m saving up my money to (56) a chess com­puter. They are very expensive,　 but also very good for prac­tice. That (57 ) I' ll always have someone to play with. One day I want to be the world chess champion.

46. A. said　　 B. studied　　　 　C. taught　　　　 D. learnt

47. A. seventh 　B. eighth　　　　 　C. sixth　　　　 D. fifth

48. A. during 　B. over　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　 D. for

49. A. some　　 B. much　　　　　 C. little　　　　　 D. a little

50. A. someone B. some place　　 　C. some time　　 D. something

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

52. A. spend　 　B. take　　　　　　 C,　 plan　　　　 D. meet

53. A. player 　B. teacher　　　 　C. student　　　 　D. sportsman

54. A. won　 　B. beat　　　　　　 C. hit　　　　　 　D. lost

55. A. at the back of　　　　　　 　B. behind

C. in front of　　　　　　　　　 D. in the front of

56. A. take　　 B. sell　　　　　　 C. bring　　　　　 D. buy

57. A. street　 B. way　　　　　　 C. road　　　　　 D. path

45.　 Today some newly-produced mobile phones can take pictures_______a camera.

A. as　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　 D. of

44.　 There are______people that there' s no space for any­body else.

A. too more　　　　　　　　　　 B. a lot of

C. such few　　　　　　　　　　 D. so many

43. Jim bought a golden watch for his girlfriend and now she_______it to work every day.

A. puts on　　 B. dresses 　　　C. wears　　　　 D. has

42.　 Doctors 　　　　　　　in every part of the world.

A. need　　 B. needed　　　 C. is needed　 D.　 are needed

41.　 Mr. Black　　　　　　　 is smoking is looking for　　　　　　　 he lost yesterday.

A. whom;　 which　　　　　　　 　　B. who;　 what

C. that;　 who　　　　　　　　　 　D. which;　 where

40. The teacher made him _______the word five times.

A. write　　 B. to write　　　 C. writing　　　 D. writes