Question

(A  It is Famous People Week now at Sunshine Middle School. The school has posted some articles about famous people around the world on the noticeboard. Read the articles below about Michelle Kwan and Nelson Mandela.

Mlclielle Kwan—the queen on Ice 

Michelle Kwan was born on 7 July 1980 in California.

Her parents moved to the USA from Hong Kong in the early 1970s.

Michelle started skating at the age of five. She took part in many competitions and won many awards. A few months before the 1998 Winter Olympics,things got out of control—Michelle fell on the ice after doing a very simple jump and broke her toe. It was a sad accident,but she did not give up. She soon went back to training. At the 1998 Winter Olympics,she skated wonderfully. Her toe was broken,but she was still able to leap and spin beautifully,and she won the silver medal.

Although Michelle enjoys skating a lot,she says that winning is not everything. She believes happiness comes from enjoying what you are doing.

Neison Mandela-a fignter for trie rights of black Africans

   Nelson Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in Umtata,South Africa. He was sent to a school at seven. Later,he went to another school and studied English and History. In 1937,Mandela attended college. He became interested in African culture. He found that black Africans were treated badly, and he wanted to fight for their rights.

   In 1962,Mandela was sent to prison. However,people did not forget the efforts he had made for black Africans. Mandela came out of prison in 1990. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1993 for his contribution to the equality of black Africans. In 1994,he became the first black African tc be elected president in the country. After that,he worked even harder for the riahts of the Deoole in South Africa.

Mandela passed away on 5 December 2013. He once said that in an ideal society all persons can live together with equal opportunities.

(A2  Simon has read the articles on the noticeboard. He is telling his mother about Michelle Kwan. Help him answer his mother's questions.

Simon: Mum; Tve read about the famous ice skater Michelle Kwan at school.

Mrs Luo: Really? Was Michelle Kwan born in Hong Kong?

Simon: No. She ⑴ .

Mrs Luo: How old was she when she started skating?

Simon: She (2)  when she started skating.

Mrs Luo: Did she win any awards?

Simon: Yes. She won many awards. She won the (3) 

at the (4) ; although she broke her toe a few months before the competition.

(A3  Simon is making notes about Nelson Mandela. Help him complete the table below.

Nelson Mandela

Year	Events
(1)	He wae born in Umtata,South Africa.
1925	He wae eent to a (2)  . Later, he went to another   school and etudled English and (3) .
1937	He attended (4) . He became interested in   (5) . He found black Africans were   badly,and he wanted to (6)their rlahte.
(7)	He wae eent to prieon.
1990	Ha came out of prieon.
1993	He wae awarded the Nobel Prize for (8)  to   the equality of bl^ck Africans.
1994	Ha became the firet black African to ba e\ected   (9) in South Africa.
(10)	He paeeed away.

Answer 1

1.was born california   2.was five(yearsold)  3.silver medal   4.1998 Wincer cilympics

1.1918  2. school   3. History   4. college    5. Africancule

6. fight for    7. 1962   8. his contribution   9.president   10. 2013