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1. What do you think of James Watt? (please answer within 30 words.)

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2. Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.

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Tennis great Billie Jean King is a great athlete and a pioneer in sport and she won four singles titles at the US Open between 1967 and 1974. Now, the same tennis officials with whom she often battled have paid her a special honor. US Open organizers named their venue(会场) the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at the beginning of this year's championship. The decision came as a surprise to the star.

Billie Jean King had her first tennis lesson at the age of 11, and became interested in it. Six years later she made herself known winning the first of 20 titles at Wimbledon in the doubles championship. King went on to become the first female athlete to earn $100,000 in a year. But her greatest achievements may have been off the game. She devoted herself to fighting for equal status for women and women in sports that went far beyond tennis.

A unique opportunity arrived and it proved a perfect way for King to further change the place of women in sports in 1973. She was challenged to play a man-tennis great Bobby Riggs. The men organizing the event expected it would provide great entertainment and the event was reported by sportscaster(体育评论员) Howard Cosell. But King found he focused on her appearance, never mentioning her athletic achievements. King saw it as a crossroad in her battle for women's equality in sports. She did win, further opening opportunities for girls in sports.

But some young female athletes now don't take these opportunities seriously. When asked what they knew about King, they looked puzzled. "They've got many chances to play and it's a good thing. However, we still have a long way to go for girls and women in sports and that's what I want-I want the dream to be equal." She said.

1. Billie Jean King fought with tennis officials for ______

A. better pay for herself B. more chances to compete

C. the equality for women in sports D. a special honor from them

2. Billie King first won her fame through_______.