III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Either boys or girls, usually aged from seven to ten, play the two-person game of Mandarins Box. They draw a rectangle on the ground and (1) it into ten small squares called rice fields or fish ponds. They also draw two additional semi-circular boxes at the two (2) of therectangle, which are called mandarins boxes the games name, each person has 25 small pebbles and a bigger stone. Each player places the stone in one of the mandarins boxes and five small pebbles in each of the other squares. Then the game begins. The first player takes up the contents of one square onhis or her side of the board, but not a mandarins box and distributes the pebbles one by one, (3) with the text square in (4) direction. Since each square contains five pebbles at the beginning, the first move will distribute five pebbles to the left or right. After the last pebble is distributed, the player takes the contents of the following square and repeats the distribution (5) . But if the following square is one of the mandarins boxes, the turn ends and passes to the other player. If the last pebble falls into a square that precedes one empty square, the player wins all the contents of the square following the empty square and (6) these pebbles from the board. However, if there are two or more empty squares in a row, the player (7) his or her turn. Once a player has taken pebbles from the board, the turn is (8) to the other player. If all five squares on one players side of the board are emptied at any time, that player must place one pebble he or she has aside back in each of the five squares so that the game can resume. The game (9) until the two mandarins boxes both been (10) . At the end of the game, the player with more pebbles wins, with each of the large stones counting as ten points. 1. A. divide B. share C. separate D. leave 2. A. aims B. ends C. small points D. stops 3. A. start B. starting C. start D. having started 4. A. no B. all C. either D. both 5. A. action B. method C. change D. process 6. A. ends B. disappears C. leaves D. removes 7. A. loses B. succeeds C. fails D. wins 8. A. gone B. made C. handed D. rewarded 9. A. starts B. pauses C. stops D. continues 10. A. held B. taken C. moved D. accepted G. WRITING I. Write sentences beginning I wish... 1. I dont know many people in the town. I wish I knew many people in the town. 2. It would be nice to be able to fly a plane. 3. Its a shame I dont have a key. 4. Ann isnt here and I need to see her. 5. I dont like being so short. 6. Unfortunately, I have to work tomorrow. 7. Dont shout all the time. Its so annoying. 8. Im sorry I cant go to the party. 9. Id like to get access to the Internet, but I dont have a computer. 10. Its a pity the weather isnt better today. II. Look at the information about Jane. Make sentences with used to and didnt use to. Five years ago Today Im a hotel receptionist. Ive got a lot of friends. I never read newspapers. I travel a lot. I play volleyball. I dont love cooking. I wear make-up. I dont drink tea. I work in a bookshop. I dont know many people. I read newspapers every day. I dont go away much. I play badminton. I like to cook Chinese dishes. I wear no make-up at all. Teas great! I like it. Jane used to be a hotel receptionist, but now she works in a bookshop. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. III. Rewrite the following sentences based on the words given. 1.My sister and I talked with each other a lot when we were young, but now we don’t. → (used) 2. They often visited us at weekends, but they are now too busy to make it. → (used) 3.I live in a noisy city and I don’t like that. → (wish) 4. I like to fly a kite, but I don’t know where to play it in this crowded city. → (wish) 5. It is good for parents and children to have dinner together everyday, but my father always comes home late. → (wish)