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(說謊)to them thin my father was a Kenyan prince(王子).But I kept asking myself who I am,” said Obama.

However,37 years later,the boy made history.Last Wednesday 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 wines to help forget this question.

With the help of 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(判斷)by the color of his skin(皮膚),but by the content of his character,” wrote ABC news.

1.Where can we find this passage?

A.In a newspaper.    B.In a novel.      C.In a history book.     D.In a poster.

2.Why did Obama feel different from most other students at school?

A.Because white girls always touched his hair.

B.Because his father looked terrible.

C.Because there were few black students like him in the school.

D.Because his parents were both Africans.

3.we can infer(推斷)from the passage that ________.

A.Martin Luther King fought for his dream and he succeeded.

B.Obama has the same dream as Martin Luther King.

C.Obama was once bothered(困擾)by the question where he was born.

D.Obama became the president at the age of 37.

4.In Obama's opinion,what would “a United States of America” be like?

A.It would be a country made up of fifty states.

B.It would be ruled by the black people.

C.It would be ruled by the white people.

D.It would be a country of all Americans.

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A.A Man who Changed American History.    B.Kenyan Prince.

C.A Top Student of Harvard.                        D.Who Am I?

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