[音频]Nelson Mandela was one of the most loved and respected people in the world. For ____1___reasons he was and remains a huge hero. He was a person from whom we can all learn many lessons. He experienced many things in his nine _____2____, from being ___3____ to becoming president of the country he loved. After retiring, he continued to travel the world, helping people and raising _________4 of global issues.Nelson was born in 1918 into a South Africa that was divided along black and white racial lines. He said he had a wonderful childhood and was a ____5___ runner and boxer. He learnt more of the terrible ____6______ system when he studied to become a lawyer. This led to his campaigning for equal rights and his _______7______in the African National Congress (ANC), which he later became the leader of.The South African government did its best to keep Mandela from spreading his message of ____8_____for blacks and racial unity. It put him in prison for 27 years. He became famous around the world as an _____9_____of the struggle for freedom in South Africa. Rock stars, actors, politicians and ordinary people campaigned to free him and end apartheid. He was released from prison in 1990 and the world rejoiced.Nelson Mandela's call for racial _____10________ won him the hearts of millions. He also won the Nobel Peace Prize, in 1993, and over 250 more awards. A year later, he became his country's first ever black president and served in office until 1999. In his ___11______, he continued to tirelessly campaign for many global ____12______until old age slowed him down. He died on the 5th of December, 2013, aged10 95.