综合类A级:完形填空Pretty Good
When Spanish football club Barcelona paid US$35 million for Ronaldinho last summer, they werent 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.”
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 Barcelonas sixth win in a row and, thanks to their Brazilians 10-goal contribution, _(54)l_ooked 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 Brazils quarter-final victory _(59)_ England.
“I 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.”
While he may not have David Beckhams 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 citys 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 doesnt think he has done anything wrong. “I am just a young person who enjoys _(65)_,” he says.
51 A handsome B good-looking C ugly D attractive
52 A must B do C will D could
53 A dangerous B frightening C awful D brilliant
54 A that B which C who D what
55 A showing B demonstrating C illustrating D displaying
56 A worked B hoped C thought D expected
57 A describes B means C explains D expresses
58 A kicked B served C played D acted
59 A over B at C on D above
60 A move B run C throw D pass
61 A cowboy B good boy C playboy D college boy
62 A group B class C college D club
63 A difficult B cooperative C diligent D helpful
64 A question B issue C problem D point
65 A him B life C herself D yourself
答案:51 C 52 B 53 D 54 D 55 A56 D 57 B 58 C 59 A 60 D61 C 62 D 63 A 64 C 65 B