Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. Mo, who was born in 1955 into a farmer’s family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger(饥饿). These things have influenced Mo Yan’s later writings.

60-year-old Park Geun-hye (朴槿惠) was elected (选举) the new President of South Korea in December, 2012. She becomes the country's first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else,” She told the cheering people in central Seoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my promises.”

Barack Obama (born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichita, Kansas.

56. When Mo Yan was young, his family might be ______.

A. big　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. poor　　 　　　　

C. rich　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. small

57. When was Park Geun-hye born?

A. In 1952.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In 1955. 　　　　

C. In 1961.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In 1987.

58. Where did Barack Obama born?

A. In Kansas.　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In Kenya.　 　

C. In Columbia. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In Hawaii.

59. Which of the following is NOT true about the passages?

A. The writer Mo Yan lived in a big city before he got the prize.

B. Park Geun-hye will lead South Korea till the year 2018.

C. Obama fought against his challenger Mitt Romney in the election.

D. Among the three persons, Park Geun-hye is the oldest.

60. The three passages may be from ______.

A. an email　　 　　　 B. a letter　　 　 C. news　　 　　　 D. an ad

假设你叫李明，收到美国中学生Emily的邮件，请给她回复并谈谈你的看法。