7.TEN-YEAR-OLD Barack Obama was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii,US.He felt very different from most other students.White girls wanted to touch his hair.A white boy asked him whether his father ate people.
"I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince.But I kept asking myself who I am,"said Obama.
However,37years later,the boy made history.Obama became the first black president in US history.
Obama was born in 1961,to an African father and a white American woman from a small town in the US.He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.This unusual background made him wonder who he was.He once turned to alcohol to help forget this question.
With help from his friends,Obama finally turned his life around at college.His hard work made him a star at Harvard.Later,he became only the third black senator (參議員) in US history.During his race to the highest post in the US,Obama talked about his background.He called for a United States of America,rather than a white America or a black America.
"Obama's success has made Martin Luther King's dream come true.That is:A man should not be judged by the color of his skin,but by the content of his character,"wrote ABC news.
51.When Obama was ten years old,he was inC.
A.Africa
B.Indonesia
C.Hawaii
D.Kenya
52.When Obama became president of the US,he wasB.
A.37
B.47
C.48
D.38
53.Why did Obama lie to his classmates that his father was a Kenyan prince?B
A.Because he was told his father was a Kenyan prince.
B.Because he was afraid of being laughed at by his classmates.
C.Because he dreamed of becoming a Kenyan prince.
D.Because he was uncertain about his background then.
54.Which of the following statements is right?D
A.Obama was brought up in Africa.
B.Obama is optimistic all his life.
C.Obama didn't work hard at Harvard,but he finally turned president of the US.
D.According to Luther King,a man should be judged by the content of his character.
55.What does the underlined sentence in the passage mean?D
A.Obama became very popular at university.
B.Obama changed his life style at college.
C.When Obama was in college,he became a success.
D.Obama changed his attitude and his life became better at university.