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' \$ U# |; B4 c2 l* k: [When Spanish football club Barcelona paid US$35 million for Ronaldinho last summer, they weren't buying a pretty face. "I am (51)," admits the Brazilian superstar (超级明星)."But everyone has got a different kind of beauty. What I __________(52) have is charm."
* [( E# J& A# \& A, V1 V% @Indeed he has. His buck teeth (龅牙), flowing hair, big smile, and of course his __________(53) skills are always eye-catching on the pitch. The 23-year-old striker (中锋) scored two goals in a 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruna on March 1. It was Barcelona's sixth win in a row and, thanks to their Brazilian's 10-goal contribution, __________(54) looked like a poor season could now end a success.
2 X% }0 J x) z/ y; h. _- g2 b6 _Ronaldinho - full name Ronaldo De Assis Moreira - is one of many South Americans who learned their skills playing in the backstreets before __________(55) them off on the world stage.$ z; L7 G, Y# p2 H2 { A% v! g. ^
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.2 }! X; v( `6 |8 l6 n
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.
4 b5 B$ Z9 p6 }' `. @, Q"1 have never failed to deliver in big matches," Ronaldinho says. "My game is based on improvisation (即兴表演). Often a forward does not have the time to decide whether to shoot or __________(60). It is instinct that gives out the orders.": L `$ M+ ]/ l2 |; \& r
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.# z, h5 p8 C* z5 n' B4 `
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."& f; v& B% n; C* k+ i5 v/ {
But Ronaldinho doesn't think he has done anything wrong. "1 am just a young person who enjoys __________(65)," he says.
0 C9 i6 V& @ h& l3 J1 Z s51 A handsome B good-looking C attractive D ugly
5 C% g* U$ _" G1 l2 B" @8 a52 A do B must C will D could1 x( J' t# M* P3 I9 h1 j; f
53 A dangerous B frightening C brilliant D awful
+ x, E2 Z7 D# x+ m$ T54 A that B which C what D who! M" |: k/ c L# a6 U8 k
55 A demonstrating B showing C illustrating D displaying
3 k& Q5 x' [0 i) K/ o56 A worked B hoped C expected D thought" R* c" C, f, Q: ?. L
57 A means B describes C explains D expresses- Q& \' R' t/ `9 v3 U) F; i# G
58 A kicked B served C acted D played$ H: F" [2 M" O0 ?; q! C# h0 Y
59 A at B over C on D above
" N2 ]9 Y) }9 e) q4 g( K) G8 b' v60 A move B run C pass D throw+ y p. t& M9 c! L% C: G4 a' i' Y
61 A cowboy B good boy C college boy D playboy1 n8 f; l% r& r" `# F/ Y0 ~, O1 q! T
62 A group B class C club D college
2 A- V/ _. i2 M* L, B! P63 A cooperative B difficult C diligent D helpful( G ]; D: `, i& }: O6 `
64 A question B issue C point D problem
1 s* g) h& y2 c5 u# J6 A6S A life B him C herself D yourself
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51. D 52. A 53. C 54. C 55. B
7 [6 K8 c" _2 r7 f56. C 57. A 58. D 59. B 60. C
- g4 W+ f) R+ v, }4 D: C2 J2 _61. D 62. C 63. B 64. D 65. A |