III. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question from. (1.0pt)
Jesse Owens
(September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980)
James Cleveland Owens was born in Oakville, Alabama, the USA, on September 12, 1913, the son of a sharecropper, a farmer who rents land. He was a sickly child, often too frail to help his father and brothers in the fields. The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1921, for better work opportunities. There was little improvement in their life, but the move did enable young Owens to enter public school, where a teacher accidentally wrote down his name as "Jesse" instead of J. C. He carried the name with him for the rest of his life.
Jesse was a fast runner and so he joined the school athletics team. He set a new schoolboys’ world record for the 100-yard sprint.
While at university Jesse had to work to pay for his studies. He also wasn’t allowed to live with white students. On 25th May, 1935, he broke four world records within 45 minutes: the 100-yard sprint, the 330-yard sprint, the long jump and the 220-yard hurdles. He was still a student!
At the 1936 Olympic Games, held in Germany, Jesse won the 100-metre sprint, the 200-metre sprint, the long jump and the 400-metre relay. He also broke three Olympic records. It was a fantastic achievement.
Owens and Minnie Ruth Solomon (1915–2001) met at Fairmont Junior High School in Cleveland when he was 15 and she was 13. They dated steadily through high school. Ruth gave birth to their first daughter, Gloria, in 1932. They married on July 5, 1935 and had two more daughters together—Marlene, born in 1937, and Beverly, born in 1940. They remained married until his death in 1980.
1. Where was Owens born?
A. in Alabama B. in Ohio C. in Australia D. in Germany
2. What did his father do?
A. a teacher B. a farmer C. a trainer D. a coach
3. Who gave him the name Jesse?
A. his father B. his mother C. his teacher D. his coach
4. How old was he when the family moved to Ohio?
A. 8 years old B. 9 years old C. 10 years old D. 14 years old
5. How many world records did he win at the 1936 Olympic Games?
A. two B. three C. four D. five
6. In what year did he broke four world records?
A. in 1921 B. in 1932 C. in 1935 D. 1980
7. When did he marry?
A. in 1921 B. in 1935 C. in 1980 D. 2001
8. How many children did they have?
A. one B. two C. three D. four
9. How old was Jesse when he died?
A. 64 years old B. 65 years old C. 66 years old D. 67 years old
10. How many years after his death did his wife die?
A. 10 years B. 14 years C. 18 years D. 19 years
Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player. She was born in 1981 in Michigan. She is known as one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. She used to be the world No. 1 in both women's singles and doubles tennis. In 1999, she won her first Grand Slam singles title. She started playing tennis when she was very young.
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1. Where was Owens born?
A. in Alabama B. in Ohio C. in Australia D. in Germany
2. What did his father do?
A. a teacher B. a farmer C. a trainer D. a coach
3. Who gave him the name Jesse?
A. his father B. his mother C. his teacher D. his coach
4. How old was he when the family moved to Ohio?
A. 8 years old B. 9 years old C. 10 years old D. 14 years old
5. How many world records did he win at the 1936 Olympic Games?
A. two B. three C. four D. five
6. In what year did he broke four world records?
A. in 1921 B. in 1932 C. in 1935 D. 1980
7. When did he marry?
A. in 1921 B. in 1935 C. in 1980 D. 2001
8. How many children did they have?
A. one B. two C. three D. four
9. How old was Jesse when he died?
A. 64 years old B. 65 years old C. 66 years old D. 67 years old
10. How many years after his death did his wife die?
A. 10 years B. 14 years C. 18 years D. 19 years