（原創(chuàng)）Elizabeth Jennings was considered an icon （偶像） of faith and courage for her struggle for civil rights.

On a hot summer morning in 1854， Elizabeth Jennings， who was a? ? 1? ? in New York City， was on her way to school. Streetcars were the public transportation of the day， and most of the lines operated? ? 2? ? cars for white and black riders. African Americans could board a whites？__________only car， but only if no white passengers? ? 3? ? .

At the corner of a street， Jennings? ? 4? ? a whites？__________only streetcar， but was told by the conductor to? ? 5? ? the next car， which carried “her people”. He insisted she? ? 6? ? his streetcar， but Jennings refused. As Jennings recalled in her written? ? 7? ? of that day， “I told him I was a respectable person and that I had never been insulted before.” The conductor then tried to? ? ?8? ? remove her， despite her telling him not to lay his? ? 9? ? on her. The conductor， along with the streetcar？__________s driver， eventually? ? 10? ? Jennings to the street， although she? ? 11? ? to climb back on board. They continued the route with her， until they? ? 12? ? a policeman， who then helped? ? 13? ? her from the streetcar. Jennings，? ? ?14? ? and worn out， returned home.

Immediately following the? ? 15? ? ， Jennings wrote an account of what had happened to her. Newspapers? ? 16? ? her account in its entirety. She then took her fight further by hiring a 24？__________year？__________old? ? 17? ? . Together， they won their case in 1855. Jennings was awarded? ? 18? ? in the amount of $250， plus costs of $25. Within a few years， all of the city？__________s streetcar lines were? ? 19? ? to African Americans.

Jennings continued to teach and led a quiet life，? ? ?20? ? away from the public eye.

1. A. conductor B. driver C. teacher D. lawyer

2. A. separate B. special C. comfortable D. natural

3. A. guaranteed? ? ? ?B. replied? C. argued D. objected

4. A. drove B. parked C. boarded D. owned

5. A. wait for B. allow for C. call out D. send off

6. A. get off B. turn on C. carry out D. cut up

7. A. diary B. account C. instruction D. application

8. A. immediately B. completely C. successfully D. forcibly

9. A. hands B. faces? ? ? ?C. legs D. feet

10. A. invited B. dragged C. defended D. raised

11. A. decided B. failed C. managed D. promised

12. A. blocked B. cheated C. praised D. spotted

13. A. deliver B. remove C. transport D. fly

14. A. busy B. awkward C. bored D. injured

15. A. example B. incident C. rule D. advice

16. A. reviewed B. doubted C. printed D. painted

17. A. lawyer B. policeman C. judge D. official

18. A. disasters B. damages C. destruction D. contribution

19. A. operated B. limited C. open D. grateful

20. A. putting B. spreading C. washing D. stepping