2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese chess, or Xianggi as called outside the west, became popular in China long 1 China was even a concept.
The game was already being played in the courts 2 early as the Warring States Period. The 3 (one) reference to gameplay comes from the Tang Dynasty story of Cen Shun, Golden Elephant King. In the story, Cen dreams he is visited by a messenger 4 (say) that his kingdom will soon go to war with another one. Cen’s room turns into the gate of a castle 5 (prepare) for a great battle. An advisor comes to him with a 6 (suggest) : “The flying horse goes diagonally(斜线的) and stops at three, the general moves all over the field, the carriage advances straight into the enemy’s area, and soldiers should not move sideways. ” The king follows it and the war 7 (win) in a day. Cen rethinks about the war. 8 (late), Cen digs up a board game, Xiangqi, which uses 9 same strategy(策略). Visitors to China can catch sight of its play in public places like 10 (park), with aunties and uncles absorbed in plans of attack.
