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　　 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 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

　　【参考答案】

　　 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