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My hobby is 1. chess(象棋)—the greatest game 2. the world. My mum taught me how to play it when I was seven years old. She beat me every time for the first year. But then, 3. my eighth birthday, I won for the first time. I nearly always beat her now.

It 4. about a day to learn the rules. But 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 5. . Chess sets can be quite cheap, or incredibly expensive. Some people collect chess sets as a hobby, but I prefer to play.

There is a chess 6. in our school. We must every week to play each 7. . I am the best player in the club, and the captain of the school chess team. This year we 8. the All England Schools Championship, and I had to go up on stage in front of the whole school to collect the trophy(奖品).

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同学们,愉快的春节已接近尾声,寒假已过,请你以A Happy Winter Holiday为题，回顾介绍一下你寒假里所做的有意义,高兴的事情。

要求：符合逻辑，语句通顺，标点符号使用准确。不少于70个词。

A Happy Winter Holiday

I had a happy winter holiday . I ……

To ______ surprise, I got an A in my English test.

A. I B. me C. my D. mine

— Please turn off the light.

— OK, Mom. I won’t leave the room ______ the light _____.

A. when; on B. with; on

C. with; off D. when; off

— I’m not the dark any more.

— Oh, you’re brave now. Great!

A. proud of B. worried about

C. angry with D. terrified of

— If you like the new car, why not buy it?

— But it’s really expensive. I can’t ______ it.

A. afford B. cost C. spend D. pay

— What do you think of Beijing?

— Wonderful. It ________ changed a lot in the last few years.

A. have B. has C. is D. was

— What was your brother like when he was young?

— He _______ be quiet, but now he’s very outgoing.

A. was used to B. used to

C. used by D. was used for

Smoking is bad for your dad’s health.

You’d better ask him to ______.

A. give up it B. give it up

C. take out it D. take it out

______ they were not rich, they tried their best to send their child to the best school.

A. However B. Because C. Even though D. So