Tug-of-war（拔河）isnotonlypopularinChinabutinmanyothercountries.Theirtug-of-warmatchisalittle16fromours.Theyhaveeightmenforeachteam17wemayhavethematchbetwee

Question

   Tug-of-war （拔河） is not only popular in China but in many other countries. Their tug-of-war match is a little  16   from ours. They have eight men for each team   17 we may have the match between two sides with equal men or women players. Of course they are usually tall strong and heavy.

    For a tug-of-war match we need a long thick    18 .Each team stands at one end of the rope  19 it. Then they try to pull the  20  of the rope. The team which   21  in pulling the center of the rope away through a certain distance is the winner.

    Many foreign sports experts think we don't have to be tall heavy and strong to play tug-of-war. We don't have endless energy for a match   22 only a few minutes. The secret is good hands. The players must have big strong and hard hands.   23 they start the match they put mixture of oil and petrol on their hands so that they can hold the rope   24 .

    Many foreign experts say the best hands for tug-of-war belong to the   25 .This is because they have to work hard when they are still very young. Farming is a good practice for this sport!

16. A. different    B. exciting    C. enjoyable    D. boring

17. A. because    B. but        C. so          D. until

18. A. road       B. pen        C. rope        D. stick

19. A. holding    B. using      C. bringing      D. making

20. A. center     B. bottom     C. end          D. side

21. A. spends    B. falls        C. succeeds     D. fails

22. A. knowing   B. beginning   C. wasting      D. lasting

23. A. After      B. Since      C. If           D. Before

24. A. worse     B. better       C. more quietly  D. faster

25. A. workers    B. students    C. farmers      D. officers

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