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The Importance of Games

     Game is a mental and physical contest _________ (1. play) according to rules.  _______ (2.) prehistoric times, people have enjoyed playing games.  _______ (3.) addition to pleasure, games provide ___________ (4. excite), challenge and relaxation.  ___________ (5. play) games may also help develop mental, physical and social skills.  (The World Book Encyclopaedia)

      ______ (6.) general, people play games for fun and recreation.  _________ (7.) are different kinds of games like “Hide-and-Seek; Tag” ; A cat Catching Mice; Ah Seng (in Foochow); Log-Log (in Foochow); London Bridge; Marbles;  Skipping; “Hopscotch; Chess; Cards; Scrabbles, Mahjong, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Table Tennis, Netball, Tennis, Squash, Badminton and so on and so ________ (8.).

     All ________(9.) games are group activities and so ____________ (10. play) according to rules.  Through games, participants learn one important fact _________ (11.) they have to follow rules in order to play fair and so enjoy the fun _______ (12.) games.  They also learn the ___________ (13. important) of rules and co-operation as well as sportsmanship ________ (14.) games. 

     _________(15.) pleasure, games provide excitement, challenge and relaxation.  For example, in a softball game, the players ____________ (16. divide) into two groups.  Then they decide which group ________ (17) to pitch the ball first.  Each member __________ (18. give) three times to pitch the ball.  The pitching side must make ________ (18.) that the ball that they hit out ____________ (19. not catch) in the air, otherwise they lose. 

     The one ________ (20.) hits the ball is to run round the four marks or posts in the field.  However, if he ________ (21. ) not able to do so, he may touch one of the posts ___________ (22. stop) there.  In this way his opponent cannot hit him _________ (23.) the ball.  When the next player _________ (24. pitch) the ball and he may ________ (25. run) again to complete the round and go back to the home base.   It indeed _________ (26. need) mental, physical and social skills to enjoy the game ___________ (27. full).

     Children, teenagers, youths and adults _________ (28) enjoy games for fun and recreation.  Through games, they learn the importance of co-operation, sportsmanship and ___________ (29. follow) rules to enjoy games ______________ (30. wholehearted).