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