1 . His parents may have named him Edson Arantes do Nascimento, but to the rest of the world, he is known as Pelé. Without doubt, Pele is the greatest soccer player ever.
Born in a small village in Brazil, Pelé grew up playing soccer like most other children of his age. Too poor to afford a soccer ball, Pele and his playmates often made one by tying together a bunch of rags. Their playing field was usually a sidewalk. Old tin cans marked where the goalposts should be. Pelé and the other boys from his neighborhood often dreamed of one day becoming professional soccer players. At the age of eleven, Pelé was discovered by Waldemar de Brito, a former professional player. Waldemar de Brito was then the coach of the Bauru Soccer Club and he signed Pele to play for the junior Bauru team.
In 1956, when Pele was fifteen, Waldemar de Brito took him to the city of Santos, Brazil, to try out for the Santos professional team. Pele immediately distinguished himself as one of the best players.
In 1957, Pelé was selected to play on Brazil's national team. He scored the only goal for Brazil in the first game and another goal in the second game. Then in 1958, Pelé helped Brazil win its first World Cup.
Between 1958 and 1970, Pele played in four World Cups. He is the only person who won three World Cups. Pelé played his last game with the Brazilian national team in 1971, but he continued to play for the Sanlos team for three more years before calling it quits.
Throughout his career, Pelé had an amazing ability to touch people. Once a war was suspended for two days because the Santos team had been invited to play there and people on both sides were so eager to see Pelé play.
Pelé's name represents excellence in soccer. His 20-year career has yielded some of the most memorable moments in soccer history. People today still refer to him as the great Pelé, the King of Soccer.
1. What was Pelé's soccer playing environment like when he was young?| A．Well-developed. | B．Tough. | C．Relaxing. | D．Standard. |
| A．Pelé's influence. | B．Pelé's achievements. |
| C．Pelé's personal development. | D．Pelé's international records. |
| A．Nigerians were fed up with wars. |
| B．Pelé refused to play soccer unless the war was stopped. |
| C．Nigerians didn't want to injure Pelé. |
| D．People wanted to see Pelé's game. |
| A．Growing up in a soccer family influences him a lot. |
| B．He is a selfless and generous player. |
| C．He has a talent for soccer and practices a lot. |
| D．He received professional training at the age of 15. |
