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扬州市2022-2023学年度第一学期期中检测试题
For years Grandpa taught me chess on a well-worn chessboard, the bottom of which was covered with dozens of names and dates.
“What's this, Grandpa?” I asked one day.
“These are the men from World War I, passing the time with me on the front line. Whenever someone beat me, I let them write their name on it.”
“This fellow,Sergeant Paul Ward, saved me from German soldiers,” Grandpa pointed to a name, “and carried me off the field. While both of us were in hospital, he beat me at chess.”
He handed the chessboard to me saying, “I want you to have it now.That's the way it is in life: we pass our love on to the next person.
Sadly, it wasn't long before Grandpa passed away.
Later I volunteered to be the social worker for a retirement community in a park, where I observed elderly residents sitting alone silently, heads down.
Several stone tables in the park had chessboards imprinted on them.
One day, I set up my chess pieces and waited.
An elderly man cautiously approached.“Care for a game?” I cheerfully inquired.
The man smiled weakly and sat down.
“Your move... um, didn't catch your name.”“Paul,” he said.“Your move, Paul.”
He hesitated, as if not sure how to proceed.
I tried not being aggressive in my play, but only delayed his defeat.
He sighed, “It's been long since I played. Will you come tomorrow?”
“Yes, and every day after that.”The next day when I arrived, Paul was already there, playing another elderly gentleman.
I set up my pieces on a table waiting for others.
Soon our play extended to a merry club of chess-playing seniors, twenty people showing up each day and many more watching.
I didn't played Paul after our first game but he came every day playing chess with others.
We ran short of chessboards, so I decided to bring Grandpa's.
Paul approached once I set up the board. Staring at the chessboard thoughtfully, he said, “How about a rematch?”
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