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Question 53 - 60.
Read the passage carefully. Choose an option (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each question.
Young Beckham showed his own promise as a footballer, winning the coveted Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools National Skills competition at 11 years old. His talent soon caught the notice of Manchester United team officials, who asked him to try out for the club's youth league. By age 16, Beckham had left home and was playing for United's training division. Two years later, he made the club, and by 1995, he was a full-time starter.
Beckham wasted little time in making a splash on the English soccer landscape. The talented goal scorer was named the Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year in 1997. A year later, he was one of the leading faces of England's World Cup team. In 1998, Beckham, who'd already signed a deal with Adidas, netted $13 million in endorsement deals.
In 1999, he led Manchester United to the Premier League title, the FA Cup Championship, and the Champions League title. Thanks to a last-minute free kick against Greece in 2001, England qualified for the 2002 World Cup. That same year, Beckham signed a three-year $22 million contract to remain with Manchester United.
But Beckham's time with United proved to be shorter than anyone thought. In 2003, he was acquired by Real Madrid in a stunning deal that brought to light Beckham's growing rift with Manchester then-manager Alex Ferguson. Spanish soccer fans were thrilled to have their archrival join their team. Americans, meanwhile, were just getting to know him with the release of the 2002 movie Bend It Like Beckham, which follows a young girl who bucks her family's traditional ways in order to play soccer.
America's fascination with Beckham and his decade of dominance culminated in 2007 when the soccer great moved across the Atlantic on a reported five-year, $250 million deal with the L.A. Galaxy. The relocation was as much about giving his wife - Victoria Beckham - a career boost (she helped drive the decision to move to the States) as it was to give America's MLS a shot in the arm. Within 48 hours of the signing, the Galaxy sold more than 5,000 season tickets.
Beckham's career after moving to the United States, however, was a rocky one. He was beset by injuries, spraining a knee ligament his first season in Los Angeles, and later missed out on a chance to play in the 2010 World Cup because of an Achilles tendon injury.
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Câu 55
In paragraph 2, Beckham’s early career was marked by ______.
In paragraph 2, Beckham’s early career was marked by ______.
a series of injuries
a move to the U.S.
rapid success and recognition
conflicts with his manager
Giải thích câu
✅ Đáp án: C. rapid success and recognition
🔎 Lí do:
Yêu cầu: câu hỏi hỏi miêu tả giai đoạn đầu sự nghiệp của Beckham ở đoạn 2 → đọc đoạn 2 để tìm từ/ cụm mô tả thành tựu và danh tiếng sớm của anh.
"Beckham wasted little time in making a splash on the English soccer landscape." → Cụm này nghĩa là anh "không mất nhiều thời gian để gây chú ý" (tức là nổi bật nhanh chóng).
"The talented goal scorer was named the Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year in 1997." → Được gọi tên là "Young Player of the Year" là bằng chứng của sự công nhận sớm.
"A year later, he was one of the leading faces of England's World Cup team." → Thể hiện anh trở thành gương mặt hàng đầu, tức là nổi tiếng nhanh.
"In 1998, Beckham, who'd already signed a deal with Adidas, netted $13 million in endorsement deals." → Số tiền hợp đồng tài trợ lớn chứng tỏ sự thành công và được công nhận về thương mại.
Từ các bằng chứng trên, đoạn 2 miêu tả "rapid success and recognition" là phù hợp.
🚨 Những đáp án còn lại thì sao? ❌ A. a series of injuries: Sai vì chấn thương được nhắc ở đoạn sau: "He was beset by injuries, spraining a knee ligament his first season in Los Angeles…" — điều này mô tả giai đoạn sau khi chuyển tới Mỹ, không phải đoạn 2. ❌ B. a move to the U.S.: Sai vì việc chuyển sang MLS/Los Angeles được nêu ở đoạn khác: "moved across the Atlantic on a reported five-year, $250 million deal with the L.A. Galaxy." — không phải nội dung của đoạn 2. ❌ D. conflicts with his manager: Sai vì mâu thuẫn với huấn luyện viên xuất hiện ở đoạn khác: "brought to light Beckham's growing rift with Manchester then-manager Alex Ferguson." — đây là tình tiết liên quan tới chuyển nhượng năm 2003, không phải đoạn 2.