Question

Diego Armando Maradona was born on October 30,1960 ,in Villa Fiorito, province of Buenos Aires,  Argentina. He was (1)........... in an underprivileged family and spent  his adolescence  playing  football in the street of his(2)...........  .

       He made his debut  at the(3)................ of 16 and throughout his professional career he played 692 (4).............. games scoring 352 goals. He played 90 games for the Argentina National Team and scored 33 goals, 8 of (5).............. were in world cups.

      His first team was called Estrela Roja (Red Star) and was (6)..........by his father for the neighborhood boys. One of the players was Gregorio “El Goyo” Carrizo,(7)............ played in the lower  divisions of Argentina Juniors, and who helped Diego to be part of the team called “Los Cebolitas” (the small onions). With only 14 years of  age, he(8)...........the public at his first game with the team and gained (9).......... and respect as a player. With “Los Cebolita” he (10)........ a winning  spree of over one hundred games.

 

1. A. risen	B. raised	C. grown	D. shown
2. A. neighborhood	B. colleague	C. friendship	D. popular
3. A. old	B. oldest	C. elderly	D. age
4. A. office	B. officer	C. official	D. officially
5. A. it	B. that	C. which	D. what
6. A. found	B. founded	C. set	D. fixed
7. A. who	B. that	C. he	D. whom
8. A. enjoyed	B. fascinate	C. interested	D. astonished
9. A. famous	B. reputation	C. achievement	D. strength
10. A. kept	B. played	C. held	D. napped

Answer 1

1. A. risen	B. raised	C. grown	D. shown
2. A. neighborhood	B. colleague	C. friendship	D. popular
3. A. old	B. oldest	C. elderly	D. age
4. A. office	B. officer	C. official	D. officially
5. A. it	B. that	C. which	D. what
6. A. found	B. founded	C. set	D. fixed
7. A. who	B. that	C. he	D. whom
8. A. enjoyed	B. fascinate	C. interested	D. astonished
9. A. famous	B. reputation	C. achievement	D. strength
10. A. kept	B. played	C. held	D. napped