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 (超級明星)。 “But everyone has got a different kind of beauty. What I _(52)_ have is charm.”
Indeed he has. His buck teeth (齙牙)， flowing hair， big smile， and of course his_ (53)_ skills are always eye-catching on the pitch. The 23-year=old striker(中鋒) 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 (即興表演)。 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
參考答案： C B D D A D B C A D C D A C B
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