D．Both of them have worked for three terms.

23．What would be the best title for the text?

　A．Great Women B．Famous Scientists

　C．Strong Leaders D. Ways to Success for Women

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B

　　Nelson Mandela is respected and admired around the world. To South Africa he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races, even though he spent 27 years in the prison of the South Africa's white, racist regime(政权)．

　　Mandela, who won the nation's first allrace elections after the fall of apartheid (种族隔离) in 1994, retired in 1999. But even now, he is as popular as ever.

　　His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait (肖像) has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin, a district of a city was named in his honor and some business leaders hope to build a giant statue that looks like him-the Statue of Freedom in celebration of his birthday. It would stand taller than New York's Statue of Liberty．

　　His popularity is similar to that of John F. Kennedy in the US or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few politicians today have achieved his level of admiration, said Tom Lodge, head of the Political Science Department of the University of the Witwatersrand.

　　"Sometimes it isn't completely appreciated what a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career. He's a very, very clever man."

　　However, he is far from perfect.

　　Most articles about his birthday, which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day, briefly mentioned that Mandela did have shortcomings.

　　Then they returned to their following praises.

　　"Through the ages, the human race has had its icons(偶像)-men and women who rose above ordinary people to inspire their generations," The Mail and Guardian Weekly said，"In our generation, the god brought us Nelson Mandela."

24．Why is Nelson Mandela loved by everyone in South Africa?

　A．Because he's as popular as Kennedy . B．Because he spent 27 years in prison.

C．Because he fought hard against racism. D．Because he's the first black president.