Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been a few players who were truly great. How did these players get that way--was it through training and practice, or are great players" born, not made" First, these players came from places that have had famous stars in the past--players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate. In the history of soccer, only six countries have ever won the World Cup--three from South America and three from western Europe. There has never been a great national team--or a really great player--from North America or from Asia. Second, these players have all had years of practice in the game. Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, as was Pele. Most players begin playing the game at the age of three or four.
Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood--a poor, crowded area where a boy’s dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman, but to becom
A. where soccer players get their way
B. how neighbourhood affects a soccer player's success
C. why they can produce the best soccer teams
D. what a poor, crowded area will provide a future soccer player with
Passage Four
On television all over the world there are programmes about the work of the police. They are popular because they are usually very exciting. In London there is a television programme called "Police Five" because it is on for five minutes once a week. A television reporter, Shaw Taylor, talks about crimes in the London area. He asks for public help. The police station needs the help of ordinary people because sometimes you or I have information that can be useful to the police.
Shaw Taylor shows pictures of paintings, jewellery (珠宝) and other things which thieves stole during the week. Sometimes he shows the car that the thieves escaped in. When people see men or
things on the television programme which they may remember, they can tell the police where they saw them. With their help the police may catch more criminals.
Sometimes the police find a car or some money. Shaw Taylor shows them on television. The owners someti
A. they try to get the things back
B. they know their things have been stolen
C. they know their things are at the police station
D. they tell the police the whereabouts of the shown things
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