The game of Go was one of the four greatest artistic types in Chinese culture． It is not only a competitive event of the mind，but also a board game of entertainment．
Created in China more than four thousand years ago． Go was introduced to Korea and Japan over 1， 000 years ago， and has since become a favorite activity of many people there． Today， Go still serves as a way of cultural exchange among the people in many Eastern and Western countries， as players in these countries take part in many international games every year．
A game of Go has many implications（含义） for real life． It represents a square world of round pieces in black and white． There are 181 black pieces and 180 white ones in total．While the board is fixed，the pieces can be placed in millions upon millions of different ways， just as life in the real world may take many turns． The proper placement of each tiny Go piece is similar to how one might solve a difficult problem in life．
Go pays much attention to peaceful competition and coexistence （共存）． In a game of Go， the players do not wipe out（消灭） each other's pieces． Instead， they simply try to win a larger share of space while allowing the other side some space． However， in chess and Chinese chess， the players try to wipe out as many of the other side's pieces as possible．The one who forces the other side's commander（主帅）into a dead corner then wins the game． Therefore， Go carries deeper cultural and philosophical connotations（哲学内涵）．
Wu Qingyuan（1914﹣2014）， a modern Go talent， believed that the final purpose of the game was to try to achieve peace． Instead of fighting as enemies， the two players work together to play an excellent game．
Title： A game of wisdom and peace |
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Detailed Information |
Introduction |
The game of Go is known as one of Chinese greatest artistic types． It is a competition of the（1） ， and a game of entertainment as well． |
History and importance |
●Go was created over 4，000 years ago in China and has（2） throughout the world ever since． ●Today， Go still plays an important（3） in Cultural exchange． |
Implications and value |
●Go pieces can be placed in millions upon millions of different ways． In a（4） way， people may meet with lots of difficult problems in life， and need to learn how to solve them properly． ●Compared with chess， Go has deeper connotations since peace and competition coexist in a game of Go while（5） the enemy's commander is the only purpose in chess． ●The real meaning of Go is to achieve peace between two sides． |
A window is a common but powerful tool ﹣ a patch（小块） of the world， from which our body is separated． The only thing we can do is look． You have no（1） on what you will see． However，your brain may make an assumption（猜想） out of whatever happens to appear．
One day，I was taking a nap（小睡）in my office when I woke up to the（2） of a car crash．I looked out of my window． A car had just backed into a fence（围栏）and damaged （毁坏）it．
The driver got out of the car． He was short without hair on his head． I（3） him at once．
To my surprise， the man tried to（4） the damage he caused． However， his efforts all failed． Once he even funnily fell onto the road when trying to pull the fence． I（5） a lot． The failure of this terrible man was brightening my whole day．
About 10 minutes later， the man left．
That， I thought， would be the（6） of his efforts．The man ﹣ that villainous（可憎的）man ﹣ was going to（7） all the mess behind for someone else to clean up．
But this is the（8） of windows． They contradict（与…矛盾）your easy assumptions． The man appeared a few minutes later with some（9） ． For the next hour，I watched out of my window as he kept on fixing the fence（10） it was extra safe， stronger than before．
This man was a hero． My（11） assumptions， I realized， were all about myself． I would be（12） and run away if I came across such a messy situation．
My window had woken me up from a nap to teach me a lesson， a lesson that changed my whole day and even my whole life．
（1）A． agreement |
B． influence |
C． discovery |
D． impression |
（2）A． symbol |
B． sight |
C． sound |
D． sign |
（3）A． accepted |
B． remembered |
C． disliked |
D． greeted |
（4）A． confirm |
B． avoid |
C． cover |
D． repair |
（5）A． complained |
B． laughed |
C． learnt |
D． thought |
（6）A． end |
B． fun |
C． problem |
D． lesson |
（7）A． hide |
B． push |
C． move |
D． leave |
（8）A． quality |
B． shame |
C． power |
D． truth |
（9）A． friends |
B． tools |
C． medicines |
D． plans |
（10）A． until |
B． when |
C． after |
D． since |
（11）A． ugly |
B． friendly |
C． proper |
D． possible |
（12）A． encouraged |
B． pleased |
C． scared |
D． relaxed |
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