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[D] Nelson Mandela, the icon of South Africa’s anti-apartheid (反種族隔離)struggle and a colossus of 20th century politics, died on Dec 5, 2013, aged 95,prompting mass mourning and a global celebration of his astonishing life.Mandela’s extraordinary life story, quirky sense of humor and lack of bitternesstoward his former oppressors ensured global appeal for the charismatic leader. Hislegacy of tolerance formed the basis of South Africa’s democracy.Mandela famously sipped tea with the widow of Hendrik Verwoerd, thearchitect of apartheid’s white minority rule, and donned a South African rugby jerseyto present the 1995 World Cup trophy at a time when most black people scoffed at thesport as a white man’s pastime. Walking free from 27 years of apartheid jail in 1990,Mandela was revered by all races as a beloved hero and credited with helping bridgedivides.As president, Mandela failed to set South Africa, traumatized by decades of asocial system that denied the vote, equal education and other basic rights to themajority, on a path to success in just one five-year presidential term, though.Despite the emergence of a black middle class, dubbed the “Black Diamonds,”millions are jobless and poor in a society that is among the world’s most unequal. Thedisparities continue to widen. Incomes of black South African households have surged169 percent in a decade, but whites still take home six times more money, accordingto a 2011 census.      Access to water and electricity has dramatically increased under democraticrule but much remains to be done in huge slums where nearly two million familiesstill live in shacks—virtually unchanged from 10 years ago.
79. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
(A) Though in jail for 27 years, Mandela bore white people no bitterness.
(B) Rugby was not popular with black South Africans in 1995, when their team wonthe championship in the World Cup.
(C) In Mandela’s five-year presidential term, circumstances of black people had notbeen improved at all, not to mention catching up with those of white people.
(D) Though the opportunity to use water and electricity has significantly increased,millions of black families still live in slums, leading the impoverished life.

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答案：C[無官方正解]
難度：簡單0.75
統計：A(0),B(0),C(3),D(0),E(0)

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