When your dream is to become a footballer and...

When your dream is to become a footballer and play for Barcelona, nothing should get in your way — even if you have no feet.

An 11-year-old schoolboy Gabriel Muniz, who was born without feet, will fly from his home in

Brazil to take part in the Spanish club’s summer training camp. Although he is disabled, Muniz is one of the top players at the school and captain of his gym class. He can run, dribble (运球), pass and strike the ball as well as any of his able-bodied teammates. He spends all his spare time on the football pitch.

His best friend Lucas Santos spoke about his abilities on a video for The Sun, “He is skillful, he goes after it, he is fearless and he knows how to organize plays. He also makes good passes.” Mum Sandra was thrilled that her son would achieve his dreams. She said, “He started walking before he was one. We would go after him, expecting him to keep falling, but he never fell.” Muniz’s gym

teacher added, “He is challenging the social norms (标准). When he arrived there, no one believed in

him.” But he showed to everyone that he could play as well as any other boy. So he was invited to go to Spain to show his talent.

The Spanish La Liga soccer club has offered to fly Muniz to Spain in September, where he’ll be able to show off his “fancy footwork” and meet his idol, Barça soccer player Lionel Messi.

Muniz wears a prosthetic (假体的) ankle and foot to help him get around in rainy weather. He

knows that his disability means he’ll never be able to play for a professional football team and so Muniz is hoping that football will one day become a Paralympic (残奥会的) sport.

1.Who praised Muniz’s football abilities?

A. His idol, Messi.　　 B. His best friend.

C. His mum, Sandra.　　 D. His gym teacher.

2.The underlined word “thrilled” in paragraph 3 has the similar meaning to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. excited　　 B. worried　　 C. disappointed　　 D. interested

3.The time order of the following sentences is Muniz 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

① played football well and became captain of his school gym class

② could walk without falling when he was very little

③ was asked to fly to Spain for a summer training camp

A. ①②③　　 B. ③②①　　 C. ②①③　　 D. ②③①

4.We can tell that Muniz　　　　　　　　　　　　 according to the passage.

A. has difficulty in living a normal life

B. dreams to play for a professional football team

C. will play football for the Spanish La Liga soccer club

D. hopes that playing football will be part of Paralympic Games.

5.Which saying can express the spirit of the passage?

A. Failure is the mother of success.

B. Never put off tomorrow what we can do today.

C. Where there is a will, there is a way.

D. A good beginning is half done.

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When your dream is to become a footballer and play for Barcelona team, nothing should get in your way—even if you have no feet.

An 11-year-old schoolboy Gabriel Muniz, who was born without feet, will fly from his home in Brazil to take part in the Spanish club’s summer training camp. Although he is disabled, Muniz is one of the top players at the school and captain of his gym class. He can run, pass and strike the ball as well as any of his able-bodied teammates. He spends all his spare time on the football pitch.

His best friend Lucas Santos spoke about his abilities on a video for The Sun, “He is skillful, he goes after it, he is fearless and he knows how to organize plays. He also makes good passes.” Mum Sandra was thrilled that her son would achieve his dreams. She said, "He started walking before he was one. We would go after him, expecting him to keep falling, but he never fell. "Muniz's gym teacher added, "He is challenging the social standard. When he arrived there, no one believed in him." But he showed to everyone that he could play as well as any other boy. So he was invited to go to Spain to show his talent.

The Spanish La Liga soccer club has offered to fly Muniz to Spain in September, where he'll be able to show off his fancy “footwork” and meet his idol, Barca soccer player Lionel Messi.

Muniz wears a prosthetic (假体的) ankle and foot to help him get around in rainy weather. He knows that his disability means he'll never be able to play for a professional football team and so Muniz is hoping that football will one day become a Paralympics (残奥会的) sport.

1.Who spoke highly of Muniz’s football abilities?

A.His idol, Messi. B.His best friend. C.His mum, Sandra. D.His gym teacher.

2.The underlined word “thrilled” in paragraph 3 may has the similar meaning to 　　 .

A.excited B.worried C.bored D.interested

3.The time order of the following sentences is Muniz ________.

①played football well and became captain of his school gym class

②could walk without falling when he was very little

③was asked to fly to Spain for a summer training camp

A.③②① B.①②③ C.②③① D.②①③

4.We can tell that Muniz 　　 according to the passage.

A.has difficulty in living a normal life B.dreams to play for professional team

C.will play football for the Spain La Liga D.hopes football be a part of Paralympics

5.Which saying can express the spirit of the passage?

A.Failure is the mother of success. B.Where there is a will, there is a way.

C.A good beginning is half done. D.Early birds catch the worm.

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Danny lived for football. He played it, watched it, talked and dreamed about it. His favourite football star was Keith Connolly – Lowgate’s captain.

One day in January, after school, Danny hurried through his homework. He wanted to watch TV. Keith Connolly was doing an interview on the local news programme.

Danny hoped that the television wouldn’t go fuzzy*or lose the sound when Keith

Connolly was talking. It was an old set, and it did things like that.

It wasn’t clear enough, but at last Keith Connolly’s smiling face appeared on the screen.

“What I really like about playing for Lowgate,” he said, “is the fans. They’re the best. They always support us. It’s wonderful running on to the playground to all that cheering and chanting.”

Danny wished he could be in that crowd at the Lowgate ground, but the price of a single ticket was far above anything he could afford. There was no chance of the whole family going, or even just Danny and his little brother.

“You won again on Saturday,” said the reporter. “Did the team go out to celebrate?”

“We went for a meal together,” said Keith Connolly, “but I have to be careful about what I eat, because I want to stay fit. I love doughnuts* very much …”

Then the sound went fuzzy, and Danny jumped up and thumped the top of the set heavily to make it come on again. He hadn’t missed much. But he had missed something important.

Keith Connolly had been saying “… but I’m not allowed to eat doughnuts.”

Danny hadn’t heard that. All he heard was that Keith Connolly loved doughnuts. And at the end of Danny’s street was a bakery*. It sold the biggest and the best doughnuts!

When Danny went to bed, he lay wide-awake, making a plan.

1.One day, Danny did his homework hurriedly in order to ________.

A. watch a TV programme

B. interview Keith Connolly

C. read a football newspaper

D. play with Keith Connolly

2.The writer described Danny’s TV to tell us ________.

A. Danny liked football very much

B. Danny’s family seldom watched TV

C.Danny needed to buy a new TV set

D. Danny’s wish came true

3. The word “thumped” underlined in Paragraph 9 means ________.

A.　 covered　　 B.reached C. shut D.beat

4.Danny most probably planned to ________ when he lay wide-awake on the bed.

A. get less homework to do every day

B. find a way of giving doughnuts to Keith

C.celebrate the victory in the bakery

D. tell Keith not to eat too many doughnuts

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When is it time to retire? For many athletes, who spend their youth fighting for their dreams and honors, this is a difficult question.

Ning Zetao, China's world champion swimmer, decided to answer it on March 6. the day he turned 26 years old.

“I have no fear for either the past or the future. Today I want to say goodbye to the swimming pool and start a new chapter in my life...The way to success is never easy, push yourself and DO NOT SETTLE To swimming, to youthfulness,” wrote Ning on his account on Sina Weibo.

Born in 1993, Ning attended China's national swimming championship in 2013 and won the men's 50m and 100m events. In 2014, he won four gold medals at the Asian Games. He also set a new Asian record in the 100m event in September.

In August, 2015, Ning made history by winning the men's 100m freestyle title at the FINA.World Aquatics Championship in Kazan, Russia, becoming the first Asian swimmer to ever win a medal at the FINA world championship.

However, his career has been on the slide since. He failed to make the 100m final at the 2016 Rio Games. In December 2018, Ning attended the last event in his professional career in Australia where he won the men's 100m freestyle event. He did not compete in any following competition because of injury.

His family said he would go back to school. After all, every ending is a new beginning.

1.Ning Zetao announced his retirement____________.

A.in the newspaper B.over the radio

C.on TV D.through the Internet

2.Ning Zetao won his first gold medal at the international event in____________.

A.2013 B.2014 C.2015 D.2018

3.His career started to get worse after____________.

A.the 2014 Asian Games B.the National Swimming Championship

C.the 2016 Rio Games D.the 2015 FINA World Championships

4.From Nings announcement, we can learn that____________.

A.he is a talented athlete. B.he is hardworking and confident.

C.his dream is to go to university D.he gave up his career because of his injury

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Boys and girls, ________ fast to your dreams. For if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that can never fly.

A.hold B.to hold C.held D.holding

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You like to play football with your uncle.　　　　 do you like to do with him?

A.when else B.what else C.who else D.where else

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—Mom, when can I go out to play football?

—Finish your homework first, or I ________let you go out.

A. don't   B. didn't   C. won't    D. haven't

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--- Can I play football for some time， Mum?

--- You can， if your homework____.

A. will do　　　　　　　　　　 B. does

C. is done　　　　　　 D. will be done

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As a boy, Tim Green had two dreams: becoming a football player and becoming a writer. Both of the dreams have come true.

After studying at Syracuse University, Tim began to play football in the NFL (国家橄榄球联盟). He was a great player in the NFL for eight years.

While Tim played in the NFL, he began writing. His first book came out before he stopped playing football.

After writing many books for adults, Tim began writing books for young readers. Many stories in his books happened in a world of sports. Tim got the inspiration (灵感) for writing from his own experiences as a football player. At the same time, Tim visited over 700 schools and talked to more than 400,000 students across the United States about the importance of education and the joys of reading!

Tim is also a TV broadcaster (节目主持人). His TV shows include FOX NFL Sunday, Battlebots, Good Morning America, Court TV, and most recently, Find My Family.

Do you like sports? Do you love reading? If your answer is “Yes”, you can try Tim Green’s books.

1.What were Tim Green’s dreams when he was young?

2. How long did Tim Green play in the NFL?

3.Where did Tim Green’s inspiration for writing come from?

4.What did Tim Green talk about to the students when he visited the school across the US?

5. How many jobs of Tim Green’s does the passage talk about?

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Jack is good at playing football and he is _______ our school football team.

A.in B.for C.at D.on

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