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In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father was an African and his mother was a white
American. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.
When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii.
He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy even
asked him what his father was.
"I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince. But I kept asking myself who I am," said Obama.
However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president in US history.
This unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol (酒) 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 the third black senator (参议员) in US history.
"Obama's success has made Martin Luther King's dream come true. That is: A man should not be
judged (判断) by the colour of his skin, but by the content of his character," wrote ABC news.
1. Obama was born in ______. [ ]
A. Britain
B. America
C. Kenya
D. Indonesia
2. There was / were ______ black student(s) besides Obama at the school where he studied when
he was ten. [ ]
A. no
B. one
C. two
D. three
3. Obama became the first black president in US history when he was ______. [ ]
A. 37
B. 38
C. 47
D. 48
4. Which of the following is TRUE? [ ]
A. Obama's father was a Kenyan prince.
B. Obama once forgot who his father was with the help of alcohol.
C. When he was young, Obama was so dishonest that nobody believed in him.
D. Obama changed his college life because of his friends' help and his hard work.
5. From the passage we can see that ______. [ ]
A. we could judge a person by the colour of his skin
B. we could not judge a person by the content of his character
C. we should not judge a person by the colour of his skin
D. we should judge a person by what he did when he was young
