BillClintonwasbornonAug.19,1946.Threemonthsbeforehisbirth,hisfatherhaddiedwhendrivinghometohispregnantwife,Virginia,hewentoffahighway,wasthrownfromthecaranddrownedinariver.
WhenBillwas4,hismotherremarriedRogerClinton.Andtherewerealwaystroubles:asometimesvoilent,alcoholicstepfatherandahalf-brother.Onlyoneyearafterthemarriage,thedrunkenstepfatherfiredashotgunattheceilingtokeephisbrideandstepsonfromleavingthehouse.Virginiawasverymuchfrightened.SoRogerClintonbeatVirginiafromtimetotime.ButteenagerClintonplayedaroleofprotectorofhismotherbravely.ThestepfaterneverlaidanotherbandonVirginia.
Inhighschool,hewasverygoodatLatinandmaths.Healsoplayedsaxophoneinthehand.Atage16,asamemberofayouthgroup,ClintonmetPresidentJohnF.KennedyattheWhiteHouse,itledhimtothelifeofpublicservice.Oncehesethismindtodosomething,hedidnotgiveup.HewaselectedgovernorofArkansasattheageof32.
ClintonhassaidheranforpresidenttomakethecountryabetterplaceforpeoplelikeChelsea,hisdaughter.Hedidwin.Attheageof46,hebecamethethirdyoungestpresidentinthenation'shistory.Whenthispassagewaspublished,Clintonwas_________.Clinton'sownfatherdied_________.Clintonprotectedhismotherby_________.Theword“it”in“Itledhimtothelifeofpublicservice”refersto_________.
A.governorofArkansas
B.afamousprofessor
C.PresidentofU.S.
A.beforeClintonwasborn
B.afterClintonwasborn
C.fromdrinkingtoomuchbrandy
D.whenClinton'smotherwasgivingbirth
A.fightingagainsthisstepfather
B.beatinghisstepfather
C.havinglongtalkswithhisstepfather
D.themeanswedon'tknow
A.Clinton'shighschooleducation
B.becomingamemberofayouthgroup
C.Clinton'svisitingPresidentKennedy
D.doingpublicservice
