Tug-of-war（拔河）is not only popular in China, but in many other countries. Their tug-of-war match is a little 16　 from ours. They have eight men for each team, 17 we may have the match between two sides with equal men or women players. Of course, they are usually tall, strong and heavy.

　 For a tug-of-war match, we need a long thick　 18 .Each team stands at one end of the rope, 19 it. Then they try to pull the 20 of the rope. The team which 　21 in pulling the center of the rope away through a certain distance is the winner.

　 Many foreign sports experts think we don't have to be tall, heavy and strong to play tug-of-war. We don't have endless energy for a match 22only a few minutes. The secret is good hands. The players must have big, strong and hard hands. 23they start the match, they put mixture of oil and petrol on their hands so that they can hold the rope 24 .

　 Many foreign experts say the best hands for tug-of-war belong to the 25 .This is because they have to work hard when they are still very young. Farming is a good practice for this sport!

16. A. different　 B. exciting　 C. enjoyable　 D. boring

17. A. because　 B. but　 　　C. so　 　　　D. until

18. A. road　　　 B. pen　　　 C. rope　　　 D. stick

19. A. holding　 B. using　 　 C. bringing　 　D. making

20. A. center　 B. bottom　 　C. end　 　　　 D. side

21. A. spends　 B. falls　 　　C. succeeds　 　D. fails

22. A. knowing　 B. beginning　 C. wasting　 　D. lasting

23. A. After　 　B. Since　 　C. If　 　　　 D. Before

24. A. worse　 　B. better　 　 C. more quietly D. faster

25. A. workers　 B. students　 C. farmers　 　 D. officers

-----She dropped her favourite glass______ she stood up.

-----It’s a pity.

A. while　 　　　　 B. as　　 　　　　C. after　　 　　　　　 D. until

  The ______ man told us his past days before he _______. His _____ made us very sad.

A. dying; died; death                B. dead; dying; die 

C. dead; died; dying                 D. dead; dying; death

　----When can they finish the work?　　　

----_________. Just wait.

A. Until next month 　　　　　　 B. Not until next Friday

C. Several days ago 　　　　　　 D. For several days

  You can see the scenes of India, one of the few places on Earth _____ tigers still live.

A. which                  B. that              C. where                  D. when

  I don't think the question is worth _______again and again.

    A. to discuss        B. being discussed    C. discussing    D. Discussed

  Mike disagreed to go sightseeing this weekend , __________?

  A. did he                       B. didn’t he       C. won’t he            D. will he 

  He looks very sad because someone _______ his home and took away his computer last night .

  A. broke out       B. broke up       C. broke off          D. broke into

--- Do you like the film 13 Flowers of Nanjing(金陵十三钗）？

--- Yes, I do. In fact, I've never seen a _______one.

　 A. good 　　　　　B. better 　　　 C. worse　 　　　 D. Bad

 Our teacher asked me ________.

A. what was Ann doing these days

 B. why Peter didn’t come to school the day before 

C. when will the dolphin show begin      

 D. how long I usually spent on my homework