1 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
| A. tricky B. present C. arguably D. admittedly E. marginalized F. bottom G. viral H. capturedI. substance J. collapse K. represented |
Diego Maradona Transcended Sport
For a nation prone to frequent grieving over its missed opportunities, crashing from the world’s 10th wealthiest economy per capita in 1913 to the edge of economic and social 1 in the past century, Argentina has produced an astonishing array of instantly recognizable global icons.
And there is Diego Maradona, 2 the world’s greatest ever footballer, who transcended the sport to become something much more than a soccer star to millions around the world. Perhaps no image 3 his conflicting essence like the one at the 1994 World Cup. After scoring a wonderful goal against Greece, he raced toward the sideline TV camera, arms pulled back, chest stuck out, mouth open, eyes wide as if he were possessed by the devil. And there also was the “Hand of God,” a(an) 4 goal undetected by the referee. Had it taken place in this age of video review, it would have been laughed off and forgotten. Instead, it stands in a historic moment that could belong only to Maradona.
To the world’s neglected and 5 , Maradona became a figure of hope, for some almost a god. Such is the power of the Maradona icon that even his death of natural causes on Wednesday, most likely brought on by decades of 6 abuse, still feels like a kind of martyrdom (殉难).
Here in Argentina, Maradona is everywhere 7 , in people’s hearts, in people’s minds. “I love him,” I have heard grown people shouting for over four decades now, continuing years after he retired from the soccer field. “Do you realize the happiness he brought to us, the poor? You have no idea!” A short video of a crying fan lighting a candle on the street for Maradona went 8 in Argentina. To countless fans like this, Maradona 9 a signal of rebellion against everything that is unfair in our unequal world. “For the kind of people working their way up from the 10 , the kind of kids who play ball barefoot in the street, Maradona was the Malcolm X（马尔科姆·艾克斯,美国黑人领袖）of them.”
