Every four years, the world turns its attention to the soccer World Cup. The most successful teams in the tournament have traditionally come from South America and Europe. However, over the years, there have been a number of surprising results.

      In a famous match in 1950, the USA came up against England, one of the favorites to win the tournament. Many of the American players were amateurs from college teams. Surprisingly, the USA won 1-0. Other World Cup surprises were North Korea's win over Italy in 1966, and Cameroon's win over Argentina in 1990.

      The 2002 FIFA World Cup stands out as probably the most surprising World Cup of all time. In the opening match, Senegal surprised everyone by beating France, the World Cup winner in 1998. Japan then beat Russia, the USA beat Portugal, and South Korea beat Italy, Spain, Poland, and Portugal. South Korea made it all the way to the final four, before finally losing to Germany.

      In the final game, which was watched by one billion people around the world, Brazil won 2-0 over Germany. Brazil set a World Cup record by becoming the first team to win seven games in a row. Also, Brazil's most talented player, Ronaldo, scored eight goals in one tournament--more than any other player since 1970.

(   ) 1. What is the best title for this passage?

     A. How the World Cup Is Played   

 B. The Greatest World Cup Players of All Time

     C. The History of Soccer     

   D. Surprises in the World Cup

(   ) 2. According to the reading, which team has NOT had a surprising win in a World Cup   match?

    A. Cameroon.   B. North Korea.    C. Italy.     D. the United States.

(   ) 3. Which team probably surprised  people the most in the 2002 World Cup?

    A. Germany.     B. Japan.       C. Russia.    D. South Korea.

(   ) 4. What is NOT true about the Brazilian team in the 2002 World Cup?

      A. They won seven matches. 

B. They were watched by all the people around the world.

      C. They beat Germany by two goals. 

D. They won more matches than any other team.

(   ) 5. What record did Ronaldo set in the tournament?

A. He was the first player to score eight goals.

B. He played more games in a World Cup than any other player.

    C. He scored the most goals in a World Cup.

D. He was the oldest player to score in a World Cup.

Ronaldo was born on September 22,  1976.   He loved football at a very young (1)________.  When he was four,   his father gave him a football  (2) ________ a Christmas present.   From then on,  he played with it every day.
At the age of 14, he gave up school to be a real football ( 3 )       . Ronaldo began. ( 4 )________ for Cruzeiro, a football club, on May 25, 1993. Ronaldo has been named World Soccer Magazine\'s Player of the year after his success for Brazil in the 2002 World Cup. He (5) ________ eight goals in the World Cup. It was the most （6) _____ West Germany\'s Gerd Mueller scored ten in 1970.  Unluckily, one of his knees was badly (7)     stop (8) _______ a good rest for about a year. What a pity! But when he re¬started his career(事业), he did as wonderfully as before. He loves football and (9) ________ it as his life.  He will never give up (10)________ he can\'t play any more.
Ronaldo was supported by more than 26 percent of all football fans. He has won the FIFA(国际足联) prize three times. He is now a real star for the young football fans.

Zhao Rurui, at 1.97 meters was the tallest player in the Women’s Volleyball World Cup．Thanks to her baby face, she was also the most beautiful player．

     But, more importantly, she was also the Cup’s best player! She attacked quickly, scored lots of points, and was a great striker(扣球手)．

     “She is young but she’s already an excellent attacker,” says Chen Zhonghe, the team’s head coach．

     Being tall sometimes makes Zhao’s life difficult．The 22—year—old girl finds it hard to buy trousers long enough．And sometimes people think she’s a boy．

     Still, she would never want to be short．“It’s a pity I can’t grow any taller,” she says, “I hope to be even taller, so I would be a better player．”

     Zhao works very hard to be good at volleyball．But when she’s not training, she likes to listen to pop songs and she likes drawing．

     She was very pleased to win the Cup．Now she wants to win the 2004 Athens Olympics．

     “I want to be the bet volleyball player in the world,” she says．“I still have a long way to go．”

1．Zhao Ruirui is a              player,

      A．volleyball        B．basketball            C．football                     D．baseball

2．Sometimes             brings Zhao Ruirui some trouble in her daily life．

A．her baby face                                  B．her being tall

C．her age                                       D．her being good at volleyball

3．Zhao Ruirui doesn’t wish to             ．

      A．be shorter                                    B．win the Athens Games this year

      C．be taller                                D．be a girl

4．The last sentence “I still have a long way to go．”Means

      A．It is a long way from China to Athens．

      B．I have to go a long way to buy a pair of new trousers．

      C．I have to work harder to become the best player in the world．

      D．If I want to become the best player, I have to live longer．

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

      A．Zhao feels sorry for being tall．

      B．Zhao is the best volleyball player in the world．

      C．Zhao enjoys nothing but playing volleyball．

      D．Zhao was the best volleyball player in the Women’s Volleyball World Cup．

The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up(混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can' t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感)，you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you，because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is："Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes."

1.The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ____.

2.What should you do in learning English?

3.When people laugh at your mistakes，you should ____.

4.When you make a mistake，you should ____.

5.The story tells us："_____".