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When Spanish football club Barcelona paid US$35 million for Ronaldinho last summer, they weren't buying a pretty face. "I am (51)," admits the Brazilian superstar (超級明星)."But everyone has got a different kind of beauty. What I __________(52) have is charm."
Indeed he has. His buck teeth (齙牙), flowing hair, big smile, and of course his __________(53) skills are always eye-catching on the pitch. The 23-year-old striker (中鋒) scored two goals in a 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruna on March 1. It was Barcelona's sixth win in a row and, thanks to their Brazilian's 10-goal contribution, __________(54) looked like a poor season could now end a success.
Ronaldinho - full name Ronaldo De Assis Moreira - is one of many South Americans who learned their skills playing in the backstreets before __________(55) them off on the world stage.
Great things were __________(56) when Gremio signed him as a seven-year-old, and he soon became friends with Ronaldo, who was then the other young star of Brazilian football. It was Ronaldo who first called him Ronaldinho, which __________(57) Little Ronaldo.
He first __________(58) for his country in 1999 but it was at the 2002 World Cup where he showed his real worth, scoring an unbelievable free-kick in Brazil's quarter-final victory __________(59) England.
"1 have never failed to deliver in big matches," Ronaldinho says. "My game is based on improvisation (即興表演). Often a forward does not have the time to decide whether to shoot or __________(60). It is instinct that gives out the orders."
While he may not have David Beckham's good looks, Ronaldinho has a __________(61) reputation off the pitch. At former club Paris Saint Germain, which sold him to Barcelona, he broke __________(62) rules by going out and enjoying the city's nightlife.
Without doubt, Ronaldinho is the most __________(63) player I have ever come across," says former PSG coach Luis Ferdandez. "The main __________(64) for any coach is that one player without discipline can hurt the whole team."
But Ronaldinho doesn't think he has done anything wrong. "1 am just a young person who enjoys __________(65)," he says.
51 A handsome B good-looking C attractive D ugly
52 A do B must C will D could
53 A dangerous B frightening C brilliant D awful
54 A that B which C what D who
55 A demonstrating B showing C illustrating D displaying
56 A worked B hoped C expected D thought
57 A means B describes C explains D expresses
58 A kicked B served C acted D played
59 A at B over C on D above
60 A move B run C pass D throw
61 A cowboy B good boy C college boy D playboy
62 A group B class C club D college
63 A cooperative B difficult C diligent D helpful
64 A question B issue C point D problem
6S A life B him C herself D yourself
【參考答案】
51. D 52. A 53. C 54. C 55. B
56. C 57. A 58. D 59. B 60. C
61. D 62. C 63. B 64. D 65. A