On October 8th, 2004 Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize.

　　Maathal, 64, founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977, which has been carried out mainly by women in the villages of Kenya, who through protecting their environment and through the paid work are able to better care for their children and their future. The Green Belt Movement has planted more than 30 million trees across Africa. Maathai served as national chairperson for the National Council（委員會）of Women of Kenya.

　　She thought the environment is very important in the aspects（角度）of peace because when we destroy our resources and our resources become scarce, we fight over that. She is working to make sure we don't only protect the environment; we also improve governance.

　　She was the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctor's degree and to head a university department in Kenya. Having earned a biology degree from Mount St. Scholastica College in Kansas and a master's degree at the University of Pittsburgh, Maathai returned to Kenya and earned a PhD at the University of Nairobi.

　　Peace on earth depends on our ability to protect our living environment. Maathai is a strong voice speaking for the best forces in Africa to promote（促進(jìn)）peace and good living conditions on that continent. Maathai stands at the front of the fight to ecologically（生態(tài)學(xué)地）promote development in Kenya and in Africa.

　　Maathai won the prize worth 1.36 million US dollars. She became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize; she is the seventh African to win the prize since it was first awarded in 1901.

(1) Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．Maathai Won the Prize Worth 1.36 Million US Dollars

B．The Nobel Peace Prize in 2004

C．Kenyan Environmentalist Wangari Naathai

D．The First African Woman to Win the Nobel Prize

(2) Maathal has won the prize mainly because of her work in _____.

[　　]

A．doctor's degree

B．caring for children in Africa

C．planting more than 30 million trees

D．peace and good living conditions in Africa

(3) That continent in paragraph 5 refers to ______.

[　　]

A．the earth
B．East and Central Africa
C．Africa
D．Kenya

(4) Which of the following statements is NOT true about Maathal?

[　　]

A．She has a doctor's degree.

B．She earned a master's degree in the University of Nairobi.

C．She is head of a department in a university.

D．She received her higher education in the United States.

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