Lena Horne sang at rights gatherings. She took part in the march on Washington protest in 1963. It was during this event that Martin Luther King gave his "I have a dream" speech. She protested racial separation at the hotels where she performed. She took action so that she and her musicians would be allowed to stay in those hotels. B1ack musicians at the time generally stayed in black neighborhoods.
At the age of eighty, she said she did not have to act like a white woman that Hollywood hoped she would become. She said: "I'm me, and I'm like nobody else."
Lena Horne died in New York in 2010.
39. How old was Lena Horne when she died?
A. 93 years old.
B. 98 years old.
C. 86 years old.
D. 88 years old.
40. We can infer from the passage that_____
A. black women were forbidden to perform in the film in the 1940s
B. Lena Horne didn't make any films in the 1960s
C. Lena Horne liked staying at hotel very much
D. black actresses often played roles of servants in the film in the 1940s
41. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Lena Home became the first African-American in Hollywood in her forties.
B. Dena Horne was a friend of Martin Luther King.
C. Lena Horne was involved in civil rights activities in the 1960s.
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