Nelson Mandela：Six things you didn't know
Nelson Mandela was very famous.But here are six things you may not have known about him.
1．He was a boxing fan.
In his youth，Nelson Mandela enjoyed boxing and longdistance running.Even during the 27 years he spent in prison，he would exercise every morning.
2．His original name was not Nelson.
Rolihlahla Mandela was nine years old when a teacher at the primary school where he was studying gave him an English name—Nelson.
3．He was on a US terror watch list until 2008.
Mr Mandela was only able to visit the US with special permission from the secretary of state，because the ANC had been considered as a terrorist organization(恐怖组织)by South Africa's former government.
4．He forgot his glasses when he was freed from prison.
Mr Mandela was freed on 11 February，1990.When he
pulled out the text of his speech，he realized he had forgotten his reading glasses and had to borrow his wife's.
5．Once he dressed up as a driver to escape the police.
He used to dress up as a driver to escape the police while going underground in the country.
6．He had his own law firm，but it took him years to get a law degree.
Mr Mandela studied law on and off for 50 years from 1939，failing about half the courses he took.He finally got a law degree while in prison in 1989.
【词海拾贝】
1．original adj.最初的
2．terror n．恐怖
3．permission n．允许；批准
【问题思考】
Ture (T) or False (F)：
1．Nelson Mandela liked boxing when he was very old.( )
2．Nelson Mandela left his reading glasses in the prison when he was freed.( )
答案：1.F 2.T
