Diego Maradona (cloze passage, blanks 34–38)
Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona is a famous Argentine football player (34) _________ is generally regarded as the top footballer of the 1980s and one of the greatest of all time. Renowned for his amazing ability to control the ball and (35) _________ scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates, he led club teams to championships in Argentina, Italy, and Spain, and he starred on the Argentine national team that won the 1986 World Cup.
At the young age of 16, Maradona became the youngest Argentine ever to (36) _________ the national football team. (37) _________ he was excluded from the 1978 World Cup-winning squad because the head coach felt that he was still too young, the next year he led the national under-20 team to a Junior World Cup championship. In the 1986 World Cup at Mexico, Maradona and his teammates dominated their competitors and, in a 2–1 quarterfinal victory over England, he scored two of the most memorable goals in World Cup history.
After his retirement, Maradona was named head coach of the Argentine national team and then managed (38) ________ clubs until his tragic death on November 25th, 2020.
Diego Maradona is a famous Argentine football player (34) _________ is generally regarded as the top footballer of the 1980s and one of the greatest of all time. Renowned for his amazing ability to control the ball and (35) _________ scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates, he led club teams to championships in Argentina, Italy, and Spain, and he starred on the Argentine national team that won the 1986 World Cup.
At the young age of 16, Maradona became the youngest Argentine ever to (36) _________ the national football team. (37) _________ he was excluded from the 1978 World Cup-winning squad because the head coach felt that he was still too young, the next year he led the national under-20 team to a Junior World Cup championship. In the 1986 World Cup at Mexico, Maradona and his teammates dominated their competitors and, in a 2–1 quarterfinal victory over England, he scored two of the most memorable goals in World Cup history.
After his retirement, Maradona was named head coach of the Argentine national team and then managed (38) ________ clubs until his tragic death on November 25th, 2020.
Renowned for his amazing ability to control the ball and (35) _________ scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates, he led club teams to championships in Argentina, Italy, and Spain, and he starred on the Argentine national team that won the 1986 World Cup.
Renowned for his amazing ability to control the ball and (35) _________ scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates, he led club teams to championships in Argentina, Italy, and Spain, and he starred on the Argentine national team that won the 1986 World Cup.
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Đáp án chính thức: A
Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết
Giải thích: Kiến thức từ vựng: cụm cố định (collocation)
=> create/give sb/offer sb/provide sb/afford sb opportunity
Clue: Renowned for his amazing ability to control the ball and create scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates,…
Dịch clue: Nổi tiếng với khả năng kiểm soát bóng tuyệt vời và tạo ra những cơ hội ghi bàn cho bản thân và đồng đội,…
Mở rộng
B. design => by design = on purpose = deliberately = intentionally = with intent : có ý định
more by accident than design (idiom): do may mắn là chủ yếu
C. produce => farm produce (n): nông sản
=> create/give sb/offer sb/provide sb/afford sb opportunity
Clue: Renowned for his amazing ability to control the ball and create scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates,…
Dịch clue: Nổi tiếng với khả năng kiểm soát bóng tuyệt vời và tạo ra những cơ hội ghi bàn cho bản thân và đồng đội,…
Mở rộng
B. design => by design = on purpose = deliberately = intentionally = with intent : có ý định
more by accident than design (idiom): do may mắn là chủ yếu
C. produce => farm produce (n): nông sản