On Thursday Barack Obama, the US President, said he was deeply concerned about the state of Mr Mandela's health. Mr Obama said he believed Mr Mandela was as strong as he had been in character and in leadership over so many years. President Obama said it was inevitable that people should be concerned about news about Mr Mandela. After Mr Mandela was released from prison, he became the first black President of South Africa."We are deeply concerned about Nelson Mandela's health - he is a hero, I think, to all of us，" he said on Thursday as he met four leaders from sub­Saharan Africa.

语篇解读：曼德拉的一生充满了传奇，步入晚年的他像其他老年人一样受到疾病的困扰，而他同样再次选择了坚强面对病魔。

　　1．At present, Mr Bizos is busy ________.

　　A．looking after Mr Mandela in hospital

　　B．defending Mr Mandela during his trial

　　C．trying his best to be a famous lawyer

　　D．defending families of miners killed by the police

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。由第二段的"And he recently represented families ..."可知答案为D。

　　2．The underlined word "inevitable" in the fourth paragraph probably means "________"．

　　A．funny B．certain

　　C．unfair D．impossible

　　解析：选B　词义猜测题。由第四段可知曼德拉在南非起着重要的作用，所以我们可以推测曼德拉生病之后大家为他担心这件事是"肯定的、不可避免的"，故选B。

　　3．We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.

　　A．Barack Obama thinks highly of Mandela

　　B．Barack Obama met Mandela on Thursday

　　C．Mandela is in very poor health

　　D．Mandela had once been in prison

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。由第四段中的"Mr Obama said he believed Mr Mandela was as strong ..."可知奥巴马对曼德拉评价很高。

　　4．Which would be the best title for this passage?

　　A．The legend of Nelson Mandela

　　B．Nelson Mandela being in great danger

　　C．Old Mandela fighting for survival

　　D．Barack Obama showing concern for Mandela

　　解析：选C　标题归纳题。通读全文可知尽管晚年曼德拉身患疾病，但他不放弃(he still wanted to live, despite his poor health)，仍在坚强地跟疾病作斗争。

　　Ⅱ.阅读七选五

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。