卫生类A级:完形填空Pretty Good
When Spanish football club Barcelona paid US$3 million for Ronaldinho last
summer， they weren’t buying a pretty face. "I am (1)，" admits the Brazilian
superstar (超级明星)."But everyone has got a different kind of beauty. What I
__________(2) have is charm."
Indeed he has. His buck teeth (龅牙)， flowing hair， big smile， and of course
his __________(3) 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， __________(4) 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
__________(5) them off on the world stage.
Great things were __________(6) 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
__________(7) Little Ronaldo.
He first __________(8) 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 __________(9) England.
"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 __________(10). It is instinct that gives out the
orders."
While he may not have David Beckham’s good looks， Ronaldinho has a
__________(11) reputation off the pitch. At former club Paris Saint Germain，
which sold him to Barcelona， he broke __________(12) rules by going out and
enjoying the city’s nightlife.
Without doubt， Ronaldinho is the most __________(13) player I have ever
come across，" says former PSG coach Luis Ferdandez. "The main __________(14) 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 __________(15)，" he says.
1 A handsome B good-looking C attractive D ugly
2 A do B must C will D could
3 A dangerous B frightening C brilliant D awful
4 A that B which C what D who
5 A demonstrating B showing C illustrating D displaying
6 A worked B hoped C expected D thought
7 A means B describes C explains D expresses
8 A kicked B served C acted D played
9 A at B over C on D above
10 A move B run C pass D throw
11 A cowboy B good boy C college boy D playboy
12 A group B class C club D college
13 A cooperative B difficult C diligent D helpful
14 A question B issue C point D problem
15 A life B him C herself D yourself