【HisfirstsuccessfulfightwasfortheequalrightsofblackpeopleinSouthAfrica.Thenasthefirstblackpresidenthefoughttounitethecountryandorganizethegovernment.NowNelsonMandelahassethissightsonanewenemyAIDS】

　　HisfirstsuccessfulfightwasfortheequalrightsofblackpeopleinSouthAfrica.Thenasthefirstblackpresidenthefoughttounitethecountryandorganizethegovernment.NowNelsonMandelahassethissightsonanewenemyAIDS.

　　OnMarch19the82-year-oldformerpresidenthostedhissecondAIDS-awarenessconcert.Hewarnedthat25millionpeopleinAfricawerealreadyinfectedwiththefataldisease.

　　MandelawasborninasmallvillageinSouthAfricain1918.Hewasadoptedbythechiefofhistribeandcouldhavebeenachiefhimselfandlivedahappycountrylife.

　　Butherefusedtobeachiefwhenhispeoplelivedunderracialdiscrimination(歧视).HedecidedtofightforequalrightsforallthepeopleinSouthAfrica.Before1990underthecountry’sRacialSegregationLawcoloredandwhitepeoplelivedseparately.Blackpeopleweretreatedunfairlyevenwhentakingabus.Blackshadtostandatthebackofthebustomakeroomforwhitepeopleevenwhentherewereonlyafewofthemonboard.

　　ForhisoppositiontothesystemMandelawasarrestedandspent27yearsinprison.Hewasfreedin1990andbecamethepresidentofthecountryafterthefirstelectionwereheldinwhicheveryonecouldvote.

　　Mandelawasnotonlyapoliticalfighterwhoattackedwithspeeches.Hewasalsoatrainedboxerandfoughtintheringwhenhewasyoung.

　　“AlthoughIdidnotenjoytheviolenceofboxingIwasinterestedinhowonemovedone’sbodytoprotectoneselfhowoneusedastrategybothtoattackandretreat”hewroteinhisautobiography.

　　AsaskillfulfighterhechosemusicashisweaponagainstAIDS.HehopestowinanothervictoryagainstAIDS.

　　53.WhenwasMandelaarrested?

　　A.In1963 B.In1990

　　C.Whenherefusedtobeachief D.Whenhebecamethepresident

　　54.NelsonMandelasucceededindoingthefollowingexcept_______.

　　A.winningtheequalrightsfortheblackpeopleinSouthAfrica

　　B.UnitingSouthAfrica

　　C.organizingagovernmentinSouthAfrica

　　D.controllingthespreadofAIDS

　　55.IfNelsonMandelahadn’tfoughtagainstracialdiscriminationhe_______.

　　A.couldhavebeenthepresident