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In Western countries£¬Christmas is usually a time for families to get together£¬have a big dinner and exchange£¨½»»»£© presents£®In Kirkwall£¬the capital town of the Orkney Islands in the north of Scotland£¬Christmas Day is also when about 200men have a fight over a small ball£®They call it a game!
The ball is called the"Ba"£®It is made of leather and cork£®There are two teams£¬the"Uppies"and the"Doonies"£®The Uppies try to get the Ba to touch a wall up the town£®The Doonies try to get the Ba down to the sea£®This game has been played for more than 150years and is getting more popular£®Whether you are an Uppie or Doonie generally depends on family traditions£¨´«Í³£©£®Male £¨Men£© tourists can choose any team£®The two teams start in the middle of the town£®A guest is asked to throw up the Ba at one o'clock in the afternoon£®
The Ba moves either by one team pushing the other or by someone putting it under their jersey£¨sweater£© and running with it£®You can kick or throw it but it's too heavy to go far£®There is no time limit£®The shortest ever game was only a few minutes£®However£¬the longest ever was more than six hours£®
There are no rules and the Ba can go anywhere£®The Ba and all its players sometimes pass through somebody's house£®Because of this£¬many shops and homes are protected by barricades£®Surprisingly£¬few people get hurt£®There are mostly tourists who get caught in the game when it suddenly moves quickly£®There is no referee but the players control each other£®If someone is too rough£¨´Ö±©£©£¬they are told to leave£®
After the game£¬the winning team chooses a person to keep the Ba£®This can often result in arguments and even fights within the same team£®When the winner has been decided£¬many people go to his house for a big celebration afterwards£®
57£®People in Kirkwall have a special way to celebrate Christmas Day byB£®
A£®exchanging balls with each other as a present
B£®playing a special ball game between men
C£®having a big family dinner
D£®running after each other up and down the town
58£®Men who come from other places for a visitA£®
A£®can play for either the Uppies or Doonies
B£®can not play for any team
C£®must ask their father which team to play for
D£®can only throw the Ba up
59£®Which of the following is not allowed while playing£¿C
A£®Kicking or throwing the Ba£®
B£®Hiding the Ba in your clothes£®
C£®Hitting other players roughly for the ball£®
D£®Going into someone's house£®
60£®All the following things are part of the game in Kirkwall except thatA£®
A£®the people there become less interested in the game
B£®the game has a history of 150years
C£®the game can last as long as it can
D£®the winning team has a celebration at a player's house in the end£®