Some students take part in the game and they shout loudly, “One, two, one, two…”

【小题1】 Yes, it’s a tug-of-war (拔河).

Tug-of-war is a team sport. It first came into being 2, 400 years ago in China. 【小题2】 But in other countries, their tug-of-war game is a little different from ours. They have eight men for each team while we may have the game between two sides with equal (相同数量的) men or women players. 【小题3】

For a tug-of-war game, we need a long thick rope (绳子). 【小题4】 There is a white line in the middle of the field. Then players of two teams try to pull the center of the rope to their own side. The winning team is the one that pulled (拉) the other over the line.

【小题5】 It lasted until 1820. It isn’t an Olympic event now, but people in many countries like playing it very much.

E-sports (电子竞技) is making progress in China lately. A growing number of e-sports clubs have been set up in the last 10 years, and more young gamers are working as e-sports players. Since 2016, several universities in China have offered e-sports classes. The 2018 Asian Games made e-sports one of its performance events. 【小题1】

An e-sports player must have quick reactions and high endurance (耐力). They must also have a high APM, or “actions per (每) minute”. This refers to how many actions they can perform in a game within one minute. 【小题2】

There is a limit (限制) to how many years they can play this well. 【小题3】 After a certain time, they become slower.

【小题4】 “We start to practice right after we get up in the morning and it usually goes on until midnight,” said Huang Fuquan, a player from iG, the Chinese e-sports club. “There are at least 12 hours of work every day.”

【小题5】 And they also face lots of psychological pressure. Some e-sports clubs invite psychologists and physical therapists (理疗师) to help their players.

So if you want to turn your love for gaming into a full-time job, ask yourself this first: Are you really prepared?

Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone (有人)can play it. You may use a tape recorder(录音带). You can even use a radio(收音机).

Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction (相反的方向)to the chair next to it.

The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction（方向）, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.

The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.

At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.