On January 20, China’s U23 men’s football team played against Vietnam. It was a very important match in the AFC U23 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia.

This was China’s first time in the semi-final (半决赛). The young players wanted to make history. They played well in the first half, but the score was 0-0.

In the second half, China scored the first goal! Peng Xiao headed the ball into the net from a corner kick. Soon, Xiang Yuwang scored another goal. China was now winning 2-0.

Later, Peng Xiao scored again, but the goal was canceled after a review by the video assistant referee (VAR). The goal was scored from an offside position (越位位置). Vietnam then had only 10 players on the field after a red card. Near the end of the match, China scored once more and won 3-0.

1.1.What was the score of China and Vietnam in the first half?

A 0-1.

B 2-0.

C 0-0.

D 3-0.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。第二段最后提到“They played well in the first half, but the score was 0-0.”即上半场比分是0比0。故选C。

2.2. Who scored the first goal for China?

A Xiang Yuwang.

B Wang Yudong.

C Peng Xiao.

D Li Hao.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。第三段提到“In the second half, China scored the first goal! Peng Xiao headed the ball into the net from a corner kick. ”下半场中国率先进球，彭啸打进了第一个球。故选C。

3.3. The underlined word “canceled” in Paragraph 4 means ______ .

A counted again

B taken away

C given as a gift

D laughed at

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。文章第四段中，“canceled”出现在句子“Peng Xiao scored again, but the goal was canceled after a review by the video assistant referee (VAR).”（彭啸又进了一球，但该进球在视频助理裁判的复核后被取消了。）结合下文解释“the goal was scored from an offside position”（进球是在越位位置打进的），可知这个进球因违规被判无效。“canceled”意为“取消”或“作废”，选项B“taken away”（被拿走，即取消）最接近此意。选项A（重新计算）、C（作为礼物）和D（被嘲笑）均不符合上下文逻辑，故正确答案为B。

4.4. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A To explain football rules.

B To introduce Saudi Arabia.

C To describe a player’s life.

D To report a historic victory.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。文章围绕 中国 U23 男足在亚足联 U23 亚洲杯半决赛中 3 比 0 战胜越南队，首次闯入决赛 这一事件展开，详细描述了比赛进程与结果。并未主要解释足球规则、介绍沙特阿拉伯或描述球员生活。因此，文章的主要目的是报道这场历史性胜利，D项正确。