In May, 1935 in Michigan, USA, he broke the world record for the long jump. This was his first world record. On the 25th May Jesse did something unusual. In 45 minutes he broke six world records. Some people think that this was the greatest athletics achievement ever.

　　 In 1936 Jesse went to the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. There were only nineteen black athletes in the USA team. He won gold medals in the 100 meters race, the 200 meters race, the long jump and the relay race.

　　 Jesse was not a professional athlete. This meant that he could not get money for running. Later, he became a professional athlete. To make money he had to appear in strange races. Sometimes he had to race against horses.

　　 In 1960 somebody broke Jesse's last world record. In 1980 Jesse died.

4. Jesse Owens was born in _____in the USA.

　　A. Ohio B. Cleveland C. Alabama D Michigan

5. Jesse showed he was very good at ______ when he was at school.

　　 A. athletics B. basketball C. swimming D. shooting

6. Jesse's first world record was for the ______.

　　 A. running B. long jump C. high jump D. relay race

7. He won ______ gold medals in 1936 in the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.

　　 A. two B. six C. four D. eight

8. This text mainly tells us a story about _____.

A. the gold medals Jesse won B. Jesse's family

C. the records Jesse broke D. Jesse's life

Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He's been a doctor for ten years.

Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn't just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.

　　Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, "I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing." But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn't want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.

Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. "I like to make people smile. Sometimes it's difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good."

9. Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _______.

　A. gives his patients medical advice

B. has his own TV show