A Special Rugby Player

陈传光

The Australian boy， Vaka， is very popular these days. People know him from his video on the Internet. In the video， Vaka is playing rugby （橄欖球） with some “small” boys.

Vaka is only 7 years old， but he is one or two heads taller than most kids of his age. He's also a very good rugby player. And because of his unusual （不寻常的） size， his team only lets him play when they really need to.

But some people think it is not fair （公平的） to other players and want Vaka to stop playing rugby. His teachers and classmates are fond of him. They say he is a good boy. He just wants to play rugby.

“He knows he is large， but he's just a nice boy. He's a good child from a good family， and he loves playing rugby very much，” says Nasser Matta， the coach of the team.

【短语收藏】

1. be very popular 非常受欢迎2. know sb. from... 从......中知道某人3. on the Internet 在网上 4. in the video 在视频里 5. play rugby with sb. 和某人打橄榄球 6. a very good rugby player 一名非常好的橄榄球运动员7. the coach of the team 球队的教练

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. These days， people know Vaka from the ________.

A. Internet    B. book    C. newspapers    D. TV

2. What is the video about？

A. Vaka and his teacher.    B. Vaka's school life.

C. A rugby match.        D. A rugby team.

3. Why do some people want Vaka to stop playing rugby？

A. He is good at rugby.    B. He is large in size.

C. He is too young.        D. He always hurts （伤害） other players.

4. The underlined phrase “are fond of” can be replaced （代替） by ________.

A. like    B. teach    C. learn    D. hate

5. Which one is NOT true about Vaka according to this passage？

A. He is a 7-year-old boy from Australia.

B. Nasser Matta is the coach of the rugby team.

C. His teachers and his classmates like him very much.

D. He will stop playing rugby soon.