Pretty Good

　　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.”

　　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)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 Brazil's 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 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.

　　“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 doesn't 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

　　参考答案： C B D D A D B C A D C D A C B

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