Reading comprehension (Test 41)

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Jesse Owens was one of the world’s most famous track stars. The newspapers of his day called him “the world’s fastest human.” This was because he could run faster and jump further than any other man of the time. He was born in 1913. The son of a poor black family with six other brothers and sisters, the first years of his life were very difficult. He was close to death many times during his youth, due to illness. However, the care of his mother and father helped him to pull through each time. He started running and training in school and while in college at Ohio State University he entered a national competition. During this competition he set four world records. In 1936, the Olympic Games took place in Germany. This was the Germany of Hitler who did not believe that any race of people was better than the Germans. Jesse won the gold medal for each of the events he entered during the games and became one of the most popular athletes in the world.

Hitler _____.
1. did not believe that his athletes could win the races
2. was in power when the 1936 Olympic Games were held
3. resented the people of the German race
4. had Jesse train at Ohio State University
5. allowed Jesse to enter the national competitions of the Olympic games
Jesse Owens’s _____.
1. was brought up in poverty
2. started to train for the Olympic games when he was a youth
3. started to run because his mother and father pulled him through
4. first competed in the Olympic Games
5. ran faster than anyone could jump
According to the passage _____..
1. Jesse was the only black athlete to have obtained an Olympic medal
2. Jesse caused Hitler to worry about his athletes
3. Jesse was one of the world’s most popular athletes
4. Jesse is the only man to have set four world records
5. Jesse’s world records were a result of the care he got from his parents as a child

Reading comprehension (Test 41)

Multiple-choice quiz; Answer the following questions according to the text.