TEN-YEAR-OLD Barack Obama was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii, US. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy asked him whether his father ate people.
“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. Last year Obama became the first black president in US history.
Obama was born in 1961, to an African father and a white American woman from a small town in the US. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii. This unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol to help forget this question.
With help from 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. During his race to the highest post in the US, Obama talked about his background. He called for a United States of America, rather than a white America or a black America.
“Obama’s success has made Martin Luther King’s dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character,” wrote ABC news.
When Obama was ten years old, he was in _______.

A．Hawaii

B．Kenya

C．Africa

D．Indonesia

When Obama became president of the US, he was _______.

A．37

B．48

C．47

D．38

Why did Obama lie to his classmates that his father was a Kenyan prince?

A．Because he was uncertain about his background then.

B．Because he dreamed of becoming a Kenyan prince.

C．Because he was afraid of being laughed at by his classmates.

D．Because he was told his father was a Kenyan prince.

Which of the following statements is right?

A．Obama is optimistic all his life.

B．Obama was brought up in Africa.

C．.According to Luther King, a man should be judged by the content of his

D．Obama didn’t work hard at Harvard, but he finally turned president of the US.