The man who, legend has it, escaped from an early grave when his uncle pulled himfrom drowning in a dirty pond is notorious for his dirty deeds but what cannotbe forgotten are his achievements in the 1986 World Cup. The man is Maradona. Forget the handball against England, feel the quality of his 50-yard solo goal in thesame game and the near repeat performance in the semi-final against Belgium.The Argentina side of 1986 was functional and hard-working but it was Maradonawho fired them to the final and then set up two of the goals in their 3-2 winover West Germany in the final. In1990, a barely-fit Maradona fought his way to the final where the Germans tooktheir revenge. Few people shared Diego’s post-match tears. In fact manyrejoiced that such an ugly brute of a team had lost. Eight years before, in Spain, Maradona, then newly arrived at Barcelona, disgracedhimself by being sent off in a Second Phase game with Brazil. Even four yearsbefore that the 18-year-old Maradona was a source of great controversy when hewas left out of the victorious squad that won on home ground. USA 1994 was the end for Maradona as a player. Right after the Nigeria game, he waspicked for drugs-screening and tested positive for banned stimulant ephedrine ( 麻黄硷 ). He was banned from the rest of the tournament and the team fellapart, going out in the second round to Romania. 1. How many World Cups are mentioned in the passage? A) Three. B) Four. C) Five. D) Six. 2. Which country won the 1990 World Cup? A) Argentina. B) Germany. C) Romania. D) England. 3. Maradona won the World Cup ____. A) once B) twice C) three times D) four times 4. When in 1994, Maradona was driven out of the World Cup, he was close to ____. A) 18 B) 24 C) 26 D) 31 5. According to the passage, Maradona is a man ____. A) full of ideas B) with cruel behaviors C) having good luck D) of great controversy