2013高考英语（完形填空）倒计时冲刺50天（9）及答案
Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world，but there have only been few players who were __1__ great.How did they stand out？Was it through training and __2__？Or are great players __3__，not trained？First，these players came from places that have had famous stars in the past—players that a young boy can __4__ and try to imitate.In the history of __5__，only eight countries have ever won the World Cup—three from South America and the others are from Western Europe.In other words，a great national team or a really great player has __6__ been produced in North America or in Asia.Second，these players have all had years of practice in the game.Alfredo Di Stefano，（the Argentineborn soccer star who led Real Madrid to win five European Cups）is a good __7__.Finally，many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood：a poor，__8__ area where a boy's dream is not to be a doctor，lawyer，or businessman，but to become a rich，famous athlete or __9__.For example，Liverpool，which produced the Beetles，had one of the best English soccer teams in recent years.To these people of poor background，diligence is the only __10__ to success.Pele practiced in the street with a “ball” made of __11__.And George Best learned the tricks that made him __12__ by bouncing the ball off a wall in the slums（贫民窟）of Belfast.
All soccer players may __13__ something，but that is not enough to explain why some of them are so __14__.Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets，but only one became Pele.The greatest players are
