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TOEFL Reading Comprehension - Lesson 1
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Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many
famous speeches, among them is his moving “I Have A Dream” speech. But fewer people
know much about King’s childhood. M.L., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta,
Georgia, at (5) the home of his maternal grandfather. M.L.’s grandfather, the
ReverendA.D. Williams, purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years
before M.L. was born. The Reverend Williams, an eloquent speaker, played an important
role in the community since so many people’s lives centered around the church. He
allowed his church and his home (10) to be used as a meeting place for a number of
organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks. M.L. grew up
in this atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering place, and was
no doubt influenced by it.
(15) M.L.’s childhood was not especially eventful. His father was a minister and his
mother was a musician. He was the second of three children, and he attended all- black
schools in a black neighborhood. The neighborhood was not poor, however. Auburn
Avenue was the main artery through a prosperous neighborhood that had come to
symbolize achievement (20) for Atlanta’s black people. It was an area of banks, insurance
companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other black-owner black-
operated businesses and services. Even in the face of Atlanta’s segregation, the district
thrived. Dr. King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he
forget the racial prejudice (25) that was a seemingly insurmountable barrier that kept
black Atlantans from mingling with whites.
1. What is this passage mainly about?
(A) the prejudice that existed in Atlanta
(B) Martin Luther King’s childhood
(C) M.L.’s grandfather
(D) the neighborhood King grew up in
2. The word “eloquent” in line 7 means most nearly
(A) powerful
(B) active
(C) romantic
(D) fascinating