The Game of Squares

Either boys or girls, usually aged from seven to ten, play the two-person game of"Mandarin's Box". They draw a rectangle on the ground and (1)……….. it into ten smallsquares called "rice fields" or "fish ponds”.

They also draw two additional semi-circular boxesat the two (2)………. of the rectangle, which are called"mandarin's boxes" - the game's name. Each person has 25 small pebbles and a bigger stone.

Each player places the stone in one of the mandarin's 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 on his or her side ofthe board, but not a mandarin's box and distributes the pebbles one by one, (3)……….. with the next 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 squareand repeats the distribution (5)………... But if the following square is one of the mandarin's 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 player's 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 have 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.

Question 1

A.share

B.divide

C.separate

D.leave

Read the text then choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

The Game of Squares

Either boys or girls, usually aged from seven to ten, play the two-person game of"Mandarin's Box". They draw a rectangle on the ground and (1)……….. it into ten smallsquares called "rice fields" or "fish ponds”.

They also draw two additional semi-circular boxesat the two (2)………. of the rectangle, which are called"mandarin's boxes" - the game's name. Each person has 25 small pebbles and a bigger stone.

Each player places the stone in one of the mandarin's 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 on his or her side ofthe board, but not a mandarin's box and distributes the pebbles one by one, (3)……….. with the next 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 squareand repeats the distribution (5)………... But if the following square is one of the mandarin's 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 player's 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 have 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.

Question 1

A. share

B. divide

C. separate

D. leave

would you like (have/ having/ to have) a cup of coffee?

Nga is keen on (to read/ read/ reading) detective stories. Her favorite character is Sherlock Holmes.

Binh is a talkative boy in class. He keeps (to talk/ talking/ talk) all the time.

Do you know how much an Adidas pair of shoes (costs/ to cost/ cost)?

In my opinion, skiing is much (interesting/ most interesting/ more interesting) than any other sports.

No one in this class learns as well as Nga. Apparently, Nga is (the goodest/ the best/ the well) in her class.

Choose the best answer.
3. We don’t go______________train.
A. in B. on C. by D. to
4. Yesterday,_______________________________.
A. she have lunch with her mother B. she eats lunch with her mother.
C. She had lunch with her mother. D. she does lunch with her mother.
5. An:_________________- Binh: It's 15, 000 dong.
A. How much is an ice cream cost? B. How much does an ice cream cost?
C. How much an ice cream cost? D. What the price of an ice cream?.
6. Nam often_____________after meal.
A. watch TV B. brush his teeth C. watchs TV D. watches TV
7. It is_________in the city than it is in the country.
A. noisily B. more noisier C. noisier D. noisy
 

Read the passage then answer the questions.

Today is Sunday. She is having a small party tonight, so Mrs Hoa goes to the market in the morning. She needs many things. She wants some meat, one kilo of fish, five hundred grams of beef. And she wants some vegetables. She needs three cans of peas and one kilo of tomatoes. She also wants ten cans of soda and four bottles of orange juice. She goes home by her car.

How much orange juice does she want?

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