In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father is an African and his mother is a white American. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.

When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of 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（王子）. But I kept asking myself who I am,” said Obama.

However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president（总统） in US history.

This unusual background（背景） 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 only 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 color of his skin, but by the content of his character,” wrote ABC news.

(   ) 6 Obama was born in _______________.

A Britain       B America       C Kenya         D Indonesia

(   ) 7 There was/were _______black students besides Obama at the school where he studied when he was ten.

A no            B one               C two           D three

(   ) 8 Obama became the first black president in US history when he was ______.

A 37            B 40                C 47            D 50

(   ) 9 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 Obama was so dishonest when he was young that nobody believed him.

D Obama changed his college life because of his friends’ help and his hard work

(   ) 10 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 color of his skin 

D. we should judge a person by what he did when he was young

Obama has made history by becoming the first African-American in American history.
Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. His parents didn’t live together when he was two years old and later divorced. Obama grew up with his mother in Hawaii, and for a few years in Indonesia. Later, he moved to New York, where he graduated from Columbia University in 1983. Obama met his wife, Robinson, in June, 1989 and married her on October 3^rd, 1992. The couple’s first daughter was born in 1998, followed by a second daughter in 2001.
Obama took office in January 20, 2009. However, just when he became the president, he had to face many serious challenges ---- two foreign wars, the climate change and what he had described as “the worst financial crisis (经济危机) in a century”. But Obama said that he himself had been ready to face these challenges.
Obama’s success is a true milestone. It speaks to the fact that in America you really do get a chance to do anything, if you have the talent and abilities and you work hard enough.
【小题1】   How old was Obama when he became the American president?

In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father is an African and his mother is a white American. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.
When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of 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（王子）. But I kept asking myself who I am,” said Obama.
However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president（总统） in US history.
This unusual background（背景） 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 only 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 color of his skin, but by the content of his character,” wrote ABC news.
(   ) 6 Obama was born in _______________.
A Britain      B America      C Kenya        D Indonesia
(   ) 7 There was/were _______black students besides Obama at the school where he studied when he was ten.
A no           B one              C two          D three
(   ) 8 Obama became the first black president in US history when he was ______.
A 37            B 40                C 47           D 50
(   ) 9 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 Obama was so dishonest when he was young that nobody believed him.
D Obama changed his college life because of his friends’ help and his hard work
(   ) 10 From the passage we can see that____________.

In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father is an African and his mother is a white American. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.

When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of 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（王子）. But I kept asking myself who I am,” said Obama.

However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president（总统） in US history.

This unusual background（背景） 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 only 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 color 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 students 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 40                C 47            D 50

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 Obama was so dishonest when he was young that nobody believed 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 color of his skin 

D. we should judge a person by what he did when he was young