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Hiram Fong grew up in Honolulu,Hawaii.(43)He began Picking beans when he was only four years old to help support his family.Fong also sold newspapers,shined shoes,and worked as a golf caddy when he was a boy.A golf caddy is a person who carries a player's golf clubs.

Fong began working in Hawaii's government in 1938.At that time,Hawaii belonged to the United States,but not a state.Fong believed that Hawaiians should be able to take part in making laws for the United States government,just as other Americans could.Fong said Hawaii should be a state of the United States.In 1959,Hawaii bccame the fiftieth state,and Fong was chosen as one of Hawaii's first two senators (参议员).He became the first Asian﹣American in the United States Senate.

As a senator,Hiram Fong supported equal (平等的)rights.For example,he wanted the laws about immigrants (移民)to be fairer.He wanted to improve conditions for workers in factories and businesses.(44)He also believed that women and men should be paid the same for doing the same job.In a lifetime of hard work.Fong found more than personal success.His work helped millions of people.

(一)根据短文内容简要回答问题.

41.What is a golf caddy?  

42.When did Hawaii become the fiftieth state of the United States?  

(二)将短文中划线的句子译成汉语.

43.  

44.  

(三)请给短文拟一个适当的题目.

45. Hiram Fong 

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