and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African American winners.“It was all right with me, ”he said years later. “I didn't go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”

　　Having returned from Berlin,

　　he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.

　　Owens Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks,

　　motorcycles and dogs.

　　“Sure, it bothered me, ”he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”

　　In time,

　　however,

　　his gold medals changed his life. “They have kept me alive over the years, ”he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”

　　46．Owens got his other name “Jesse” when________.

　　A．he went to Ohio State University

　　B．his teacher made fun of him

　　C．his teacher took “J. C．” for “Jesse”

　　D．he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet

　　【答案与解析】　C　文中提到“She (Owens's

　　teacher) thought he had said ‘Jesse’， and he had a new name”。

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