Spain wins 3-0 over Venezuela in soccer friendly

     WASHINGTON, June 7 (Xinhua) -- David Villa¹, Xabi Alonso and Pedro Rodriguez scored for world and European champion(冠军) Spain for a 3-0 victory² over Venezuela in an international friendly on Tuesday.

    Villa scored after only five minutes from a free kick. Pedro Rodriguez scored in the 20th minute and Alonso added³ another in first-half stoppage time.

    In was the third match between the two countries, and Spain's third victory to go with wins in 1981 and 2004.

    Venezuela was using the match as preparation⁴ for the Copa America, which starts July 1 in Argentina.

    Venezuela, the only member of the South American confederation to never reach the World Cup final, faces Brazil, Paraguay and Ecuador in group play in the Copa America.

    The victory is the second in three days for Spain following a 4-0 victory over the United⁵ States on Saturday.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

2 victory   

n.胜利，成功

参考例句：

• Victory will never come if we only wait for it.如果我们光是等待，胜利永远不会到来。
• It can't be questioned that we will win the final victory.我们将最终取得胜利，这是确定无疑的。

3 added   

adj.更多的，附加的，额外的

参考例句：

• They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
• The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。

4 preparation   

n.准备，预备；制剂，制备品；筹备

参考例句：

• Plans for selling the new product are now in preparation.销售新产品的计划现在正在准备之中。
• He didn't do enough preparation for his exam,and failed.他考试前没有充分准备，结果不及格。

5 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。