Pretty Good
When Spanish football club Barcelona paid US$3 million for Ronaldinho last summer, they werent buying a pretty face. I am , admits the Brazilian superstar .But everyone has got a different kind of beauty. What I __________ have is charm.
Indeed he has. His buck teeth , flowing hair, big smile, and of course his __________ skills are always eye-catching on the pitch. The 23-year-old striker 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, __________ 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 __________ them off on the world stage.
Great things were __________ 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 __________ Little Ronaldo.
He first __________ 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 __________ England.
1 have never failed to deliver in big matches, Ronaldinho says. My game is based on improvisation . Often a forward does not have the time to decide whether to shoot or __________. It is instinct that gives out the orders.
While he may not have David Beckhams good looks, Ronaldinho has a __________ reputation off the pitch. At former club Paris Saint Germain, which sold him to Barcelona, he broke __________ rules by going out and enjoying the citys nightlife.
Without doubt, Ronaldinho is the most __________ player I have ever come across, says former PSG coach Luis Ferdandez. The main __________ for any coach is that one player without discipline can hurt the whole team.
But Ronaldinho doesnt think he has done anything wrong. 1 am just a young person who enjoys __________, 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 www.zcyy8.com
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
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1. D 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B
6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. C
11. D 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A