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LOS ANGELES-The advice offered from any other 82-year-olds might have made young people yawn and
roll their eyes.
But when former South African President Nelson Mandela advised two dozen Los Angeles to take education seriously, his audience was listening.
The famed old man said to the young people that if they expected to improve the lives of others in the future, they must work at improving their own lives now."Education is one of the most important weapons you have," Mandela advised,"it will place you in a far better position to serve yourself and your community."
"The point is, he was young once and rebellious once and he kept his dream alive, just as you each have
dreams." Explained South Africa's ambassador to the United States, Sheita Sisulu, as she introduced Mandela to
the young crowd.
Asked for specific advice about changing society by 21-year-old Ahmed Younis, Mandela suggested that
somehow helping arouse more American interest in foreign affairs might be a start.
"There is an impression that Americans, in general, have not followed international developments properly," Mandela said,"I'm not making that statement myself, but there are serious political analysts who say Americans
are not well informed as to what has happened in the world."
22-year-old Omari Trice said Mandela left him full of passion."He's a person who set the tone for an entire
nation." said Trice.
"You go away feeling you need to be Superman in order to get things done." Trice said.
1. From the passage, we can conclude that American youth ______.
A. are willing to accept the advice from world-famous leaders
B. usually think that advice from old people is not worth considering
C. have a good understanding of the old
D. have no intention to improve the lives of others
2. Nelson Mandela makes the point in his speech that American youth leaders should _______.
A. improve their own lives
B. go to college for better education
C. put more importance on education
D. become interested in foreign affairs
3. What Sheila Sisulu said suggested that _______.
A. Nelson Mandela never lost hope in his life
B. was especially troublesome when young
C. Nelson Mandela was quite different from American youth when young
D. American youth should be no more rebellious
4. From what Trice said, we can know that _______.
A. he was greatly impressed and encouraged by Mandela's speech
B. he thought little of Mandela's speech
C. he must be a superman in order to change society
D. he'll be more interested in international development
