Brazil and Barcelona forward Ronaldinho has been named the 50th European Footballer of year at a great party in Paris held towards the end of 2005.
Ronaldinho, 25 years old ,became the third Brazilian to win the title after Ronaldo, who won it in 1997 and 2002 ,and Rivaldo ,who won it in 1999.
“To be here with all those great players is a dream .This gives me huge encouragement to keep working and try to do well. I have the chance to do for a living what I like most in my life, and that’s playing football. I can make people happy and enjoy myself at the same time,” said Ronaldinho after receiving the golden cup at the party.
There was no way Ronaldinho could not succeed ,as he was always full of uncontrollable desire for football. He would play on the dirt ,in the wood ,even in his living—room—nothing else stayed in his mind. He began to shine on the international games when he was 17 ,helping Brazil win the Under—17 World Championship（锦标赛）.He was on his way to becoming one of the world’s greatest players, with his role in Brazil’s World Cup victory in 2002. With 22 goals in his first year in Barcelona , he received football’s most valuable honor in 2004 : the FIFA World Player of the Year.
“He isn’t only able to win games on his own ,he keeps our spirits high because he is always in a good state of feelings,” says his captain. “You can challenge him , push him ,trip him and even prevent him on purpose—nothing can stop him .And it shows in his games. He’s not satisfied with moving the ball from one point to another; he has to dance it away. And with every match , Ronaldinho creates a new signature move. When nothing seems possible , he can do.”
1．The nationality of Rivaldo is .
A．French B．English C．Brazilian D．Spanish
2．How old was Ronaldinho when he first joined Barcelona?
A．17 years old. B．25 years old.
C．20 years old. D．Less than 25 years old.
3．We can conclude from the passage that the author wants to give us an introduction of .
A．the great honors he received in recent years
B．a great and gifted Brazilian football player
C．a famous sportsman in the world
D．European Footballer of Year
4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．At the age of 17 Ronaldinho helped his country to win the World Cup.
B．Ronaldo won the title—European Footballer of Year twice.
C．He is more interested in football than in anything else.
D．His fans want to get his signature after every game .
5．In the opinion of his captain, Ronaldinho .
A．has to sign his name before every football game
B．is not satisfied with every match he played in
C．is able to do almost everything possible
D．can make his teammates in high spirits