1 . When pro-golfer Umi Jai first started competing against men, she felt frightened. They didn't want to play with her, she says and they didn’t take her seriously. But then in her first match she won.
After that she had all the confidence she needed to keep playing and beating the boys. Now as the only professional female golfer in Senegal, she competes almost exclusively against men.
“Now I'm used to playing with men. I train in the morning, noon and night. I'm in the gym three or four times per week. So that also gives me more confidence.” She said. Jai turned professional seven years ago.
She’s placed in dozens of competitions around the world including in Thailand, Kenya and South Africa. Her accomplishments are particularly noteworthy considering Senegal is a conservative Muslim nation, where women are discouraged from participating in sports especially at the professional level. “When you're Muslim, we prefer to keep girls at home to find them a husband and make them a housewife.” She told journalist.
In 2020 the Senegalese Golf Federation agreed to help Jai establish a golf academy, in preparation for the 2026 summer youth Olympics in Dakar. It would be the first Olympic games to ever be held on African soil. The project was postponed due to Covid, but it's expected to restart this year.
Jai will be tasked with training Senegal’s first ever national team, with a specific focus on preparing the next generation of female golfers including her daughter.
“Girls will be part of it I mean on an equal basis like boys, and that would be something that I think we are prepared and committed to do. And Jai also has that vision and committed to promote a girl to give them opportunity, as a girl I mean, to help them get to the level that they can be.” Said the executive director of Senegalese Golf Federation.
Jai says she hopes to find a sponsor so she can continue to compete internationally, and bring the next generation of Senegalese female golfers into the fold.
1. What can we know from the first two paragraphs?
| A．Umi Jai enjoyed competing against men initially. |
| B．Umi Jai failed in her first match when competing against men. |
| C．The men who played with Umi Jai had no intention to play with her. |
| D．The men in Senegal competed mostly against women. |
2. What does the underlined word
‘noteworthy’ in paragraph 4 probably mean?
| A．Ordinary. | B．Remarkable. | C．Awful. | D．Unsurprising. |
3. Why did Jai establish a golf academy?
| A．To protect the golfer players in Senegal from Covid. |
| B．To prepare for 2026 summer youth Olympics in Dakar. |
| C．To find a sponsor to help her continue to compete internationally. |
| D．To be specifically bent on training the next generation of golfers. |
4. What can be the best title for the passage?
| A．The First Woman Golfer in the World. |
| B．A Muslim Golfer. |
| C．A Woman Who Brought Female Golfers Into the Fold. |
| D．The Senegalese Woman Golfer Who Competes Against Men. |
