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During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a “free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I _______ the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn’t want to save few dollars? More than that, I’d always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t _______ enough about free credits, news about out _______ was appealing enough to me. He was an international grand master, which _______ I would be learning from one of the game’s _______. I could hardly wait to meet him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this _______ was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he make it _______ that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to pass the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to _______ what we would learn in class to our culture profession and, _______, to our lives, I managed to get an A in that __________ and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the __________.

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I’m still putting to use what he taught me. “The absolute most important __________ that you learn when you play chess is how to make good __________. On every single move you have to __________ a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and __________ the best move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my role as a journalist.

1.
A.put forwardB.jumped atC.tried outD.turned down
2.
A.excitedB.worriedC.movedD.tired
3.
A.titleB.competitorC.textbookD.instructor
4.
A.urgedB.demandedC.heldD.meant
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A.fastestB.easiestC.bestD.rarest
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A.chanceB.qualificationC.honorD.job
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A.realB.perfectC.clearD.possible
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A.addB.exposeC.applyD.compare
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A.eventuallyB.naturallyC.directlyD.normally
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A.gameB.presentationC.courseD.experiment
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A.criterionB.classroomC.departmentD.situation
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A.factB.stepC.mannerD.skill
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A.gradesB.decisionsC.impressionsD.comments
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A.analyzeB.describeC.rebuildD.control
15.
A.announceB.signalC.blockD.evaluate
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