A Day of Dominoes 　 变化万千的推骨牌游戏 by Marcus Maurice Every year, domino enthusiasts congregate to break world records. 热爱骨牌的粉丝每年齐聚一堂，试图打破世界纪录。 　　 When the click-clack sounds of shuffling tiles are heard, most people in Asia automatically think of Mahjong. But there is another game—dominoes— that is a Chinese invention, and it _(1)_ AD 1120. Initially, dominoes only had 21 tiles, each of which _(2)_ a result of throwing two six-sided dice. The tiles are mostly made of plastic now, but they used to be carved from ivory or bone, which _(3)_ the game''s nickname, "bones." The game went through many changes as it was passed on from China to India to Europe, and now modern sets of dominoes have seven _(4)_ tiles with blanks on them. 　　 There are _(5)_ ways to play the game of dominoes, but what they are mostly known for is being lined up and knocked down. Every year in the middle of November, domino enthusiasts from around the world _(6)_ together in the Netherlands to try to break world records for Domino Day. They methodically line up millions of dominoes front to back and then push one over to start a chain _(7)_. Soon, dominoes are flying left and right as well as up and down ladders, stairs, and swings. 　　 Every year, Domino Day has to up the ante with over-the-top theatrics to keep viewers interested, and 2008 was no _(8)_. The goal of last year''s Domino Day was to _(9)_ a world record by toppling more than 4.3 million dominoes within a two-hour TV program. Eighty-five people from 13 different countries spent a greater part of the year planning this feat, and then eight weeks setting up the dominoes. When the program _(10)_, a former Miss Finland was suspended from the ceiling. She was lowered down to flick over the first domino, and soon another world record was knocked down. (A) set　(B) exception　(C) gather　(D) led to (E) commenced　(F) reaction　 (G) represented　(H) additional　(I) dates back to　(J) a variety of 单字提示： 1. dominoes n. 骨牌游戏 domino n. 骨牌 2. click-clack a. 喀哩喀啦响的 3. shuffle vt. 洗（牌） 4. tile n.（麻将等的）牌；瓷砖 5. dice n. 骰子（复数） die n. 骰子（单数） 6. ivory n. 象牙 7. nickname n. 绰号；昵称 8. blank n. 空白 9. enthusiast n. 热衷者 10. methodically adv. 有条不紊地 11. swing n. 秋千 12. over-the-top a. 夸张的 13. theatrics n. 戏剧演出，戏剧效果 14. feat n. 壮举；功绩 片语提示： 1. be passed on from A to B　　从 A 地流传到 B 地 2. knock down...　　使……垮掉；将……击倒 3. set up...　　竖立…… 参考答案： 1. (I)　2. (G)　3. (D)　4. (H)　5. (J)　6. (C)　7. (F)　8. (B)　9. (A)　10. (E) 和板主一起来学习英文呗\(′▽‵*)人(￣︶￣*)人(*′▽‵)/ 以後无聊的话，应该会常po上来让大家也一起来测试 如需要详解的话，也可以和我掱 -- ◤ ◣ ◤ ◣ ◤◤ ◣ 我叫胡真，6岁出来擦鞋贴补家计，8岁卖血救老母 ◣ ◤︿◤ ◤ 10岁大专联考得第一，15岁得十大杰出青年奖。 █ ﹥ 我觉得自己高大英俊，叶子媚是个贤妻良母， █ 两百块最聪明，戈巴契夫头发最长，海珊总统最不爱打仗... █ ◣ ■ ◤ ◣ ◤ --

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