Question

Alex Harley was born in the northeast of New York in 1921,but he spent most of his early life with his mother’s family . Their history, she said, began with Toby. He was a slave from Africa and his name was Kinray.

Alex Harley went to school and then to college .In 1939 ,he joined the US coastguard. As he was a Black ,his job was to wait on tables and washed dishes. In his spare time, he learned to write stories. He served in the coastguard for 20 years. . After he retired he put all his time into writing.

Alex Harley remembered the stories his grandmother had told him. He began to study his family story. After a lot of research, Harley decided that Toby probably was Kinta Kinte for the West African Mandingo people. Kinta Kinte was caught near the Village of Juffure on the Gambia River. He was sold as a slave in Annapolis, Maryland in 1767 . Then Harley made a trip to Gambia and talked with a history expert in Juffure. The African historian made his conclusion stronger.

Alex Harley wanted to tell the experiences of the Black people in 18th-and-19th-century America. He spent 10 years researching and writing his family story for the book “Roots”, It was published in 1979. It won a special Pulizer Prize. A few years later, a film series based on Harley’s book was shown on American television.

1.Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.

a. He made a trip to Gambia.

b. Alex Harley knew the stories about their family

c. Ante lived near the Gambia River.

d. Harley retired from the US coastguard.

e. Toby was sold as a slave

f. He began to study his family history.

A. e,c,b ,f,d,a B. . c,e,b,d,f,a

C. e,b,d,c,a,f D. c,b,d,e,a,f

2.Where did Harley spend most of this childhood?

A. In Gambia B. In the north of the US

C. In Maryland D. In the south of America

3.When did Harley learn to write stories?

A. In 1959 B. After 1921 C. Before 1939 D. In the army

4.Which conclusion did he draw after doing a lot of research?

A. Toby was a history expert.

B. Toby’s hometown was near Gambia River.

C. Toby was an African historian.

D. Toby’s hometown was Annapolis.

5.Which of the following might have happened after watching “Roots” on TV?

A. Every American talking about their family story.

B. None of the Americans talking about their family history.

C. Many Americans became interested in researching their family history.

D. Only the Black people became interested in researching their family history.

Answer 1