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42. According to the passage, the game was pushed to
41. - 43. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız. a substantially higher level ----.

Go is one of the oldest known board games. Its true A) after players struggled with each other to make
origins are unknown; however, it almost certainly huge profits
originated in China between 3,000 and 4,000 years B) as it gained widespread popularity upon its arrival in
ago. In the absence of information concerning the Japan
game’s history, several tales have arisen, such as that
C) before Go schools were established to train new
the legendary Emperor Yao invented Go to educate
competitors
his son Dan Zhu. Although it began in Central Asia,
D) because there was an intense rivalry between Go
and there are references to the game by Confucius,
schools
the game historically prospered in Japan. Introduced
to Japan well before the eighth century, the game of E) when one leading player surpassed the rest of his
Go quickly gained popularity at the Imperial Court and, rivals
from this auspicious beginning, became ingrained in
Japanese society. In 1612, the Shogun rewarded the
four best Go players with salaries. Later, these salaries
were extended to the players’ successors, resulting in
the establishment of four famous Go schools: Honinbo,
Hayashi, Inoue, and Yasue. Over the next two centuries
and a half, the fierce rivalry between these schools
significantly elevated the level of the play. Professional
players were categorised into nine grades or dans, the
highest of which was Meijin, which means ‘expert.’ This
title could only be held by one individual at a time and
was only given to a player who outperformed all of his
contemporaries.

41. It is pointed out in the passage that Go ----. 43. What is the main purpose of the author?

A) became popular not only in China but also in Japan A) To explain the reason why Go is so popular
B) became a source of living for many players, B) To describe the ways of making a game famous
including their families C) To give examples of popular board games
C) originated in Central Asia four millennia ago at most D) To highlight the importance of playing games
D) can be played on any board irrespective of its size E) To inform us about the history of a game
E) was invented by an emperor in Japan 4,000 years
ago

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