What Makes a Soccer Player Great? Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been few pl

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问题     What Makes a Soccer Player Great?
    Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been few players who were truly great. How did these【B1】______ get that way—was it through training and practice, or are great players’ born, not made?
    First, these players【B2】______ 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【B3】______ 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【B4】______ in the game. Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, as was Pele. Most players begin playing the game at the【B5】______ of three or four.【B6】______ , many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood—a poor, crowded area where a boy’s【B7】______ is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman, but to become rich, famous athlete or entertainer. For example, Liverpool which produced the Beatles (甲壳虫乐队) , had one of the best English soccer teams in【B8】______ years. Pele practiced in the street with a "ball" made of rags (破布).
    All great players have a lot in【B9】______ , but that doesn’t explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but only one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some【B10】______ quality that sets them apart from all the others.
A. dream
B. won
C. practice
D. age
E. came
F. therefore
G. recent
H. finally
I. unique
J. players
K. common
L. got
【B5】

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答案D

解析 此题旨在考查固定词组的用法.at the age of…是一固定词组,意思是“在……岁时”,因此此题应选D。
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