Reading comprehension.

Read the following paragraph and answer the questions:

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill

(30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965)

He was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.
Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a non-academic historian, a writer (as Winston S. Churchill), and an artist. He won
the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his overall, lifetime body of work. In 1963, he was the first of only eight people to be made
an honorary citizen of the United States.
Churchill was born into the family of the Dukes of Marlborough, a branch of the Spencer family. As a young army officer, he saw
action in British India, the Anglo–Sudan War, and the Second Boer War. He gained fame as a war correspondent and wrote books
about his campaigns.
At the forefront of politics for fifty years, he held many political and cabinet positions. Before the First World War, he served
as President of the Board of Trade, Home Secretary, and First Lord of the Admiralty as part of Asquith's Liberal government. During
the war, he continued as First Lord of the Admiralty until the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign caused his departure from government.
He then briefly resumed active army service. He returned to government under Lloyd George. After two years out of Parliament, he
served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Baldwin's Conservative government of 1924–1929, controversially returning the pound
sterling in 1925 to the gold standard at its pre-war parity, a move widely seen as creating deflationary pressure on the UK economy.
Out of office, Churchill took the lead in warning about Nazi Germany and in campaigning for rearmament. At the outbreak of
the Second World War, he was again appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. Following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain on 10
May 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister. His speeches and radio broadcasts helped inspire British resistance, especially during
the difficult days of 1940–41 when the British Commonwealth and Empire stood almost alone in its active opposition to Adolf Hitler.
He led Britain as Prime Minister until victory over Nazi Germany had been secured.
After the Conservative Party lost the 1945 election, he became Leader of the Opposition to the Labour Government. He publicly
warned of an "Iron Curtain" of Soviet influence in Europe and promoted European unity. After winning the 1951 election, Churchill
again became Prime Minister. His second term was preoccupied by foreign affairs. Domestically his government laid great emphasis
on house-building. Churchill suffered a serious stroke in 1953 and retired as Prime Minister in 1955, although he remained a Member
of Parliament until 1964. Upon his death aged ninety in 1965, Elizabeth II granted him the honour of a state funeral, which saw one
of the largest assemblies of world statesmen in history.
Named the Greatest Briton of all time in a 2002 poll, Churchill is widely regarded as being among the most influential people in British
history, consistently ranking well in opinion polls of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom.

a) In your opinion, which is the most outstanding of all his professions?

b) What happened in 1963?
c) Why did Churchill become Prime Minister in 1940?
d) What did he suffer in 1953?
e) Why did he have to leave the government during the IWW (1° World War)?
f) What economic measure did he take during Baldwin’s government? Why is it considered controversial?
g) Why does the text say ‘during the difficult days of 1940-41’?
h) When and why did he win a Nobel Prize in Literature?
i) How many times was he Prime Minister? Explain the reasons of his departure each time.
j) At what age did Churchill die?
k) As a young officer, which wars did he take part in?
l) Do people have a good opinion on him?
m) Did you know Churchill before reading this paragraph? What do you think about him?
n) What does the quote in the image mean? Do you think is it inspiring? Why?