Tani Adewumi's family ran away from Nigeria in 2017 when they were in a dangerous situation and finally settled in New York. The family was given the housing in a homeless shelter (收容所) above a hotel.

Tani and his brother studied in a nearby public school that had an active chess club and Tani wanted to join. When his mother told the coaches they were living in a shelter and couldn't pay  $330, they gave it up. Tani made headlines when he won the New York State chess championship at the age of 8, after only a year of practicing.

His chess coach had set up a GoFundMe following the boy's win, which got his family into a flat and out of a homeless shelter. The GoFundMe page raised more than $250,000 within 10 days. A kind person offered to pay their rent on a flat for one year. 

This month, as a fifth grader, Tani cruised through an in-person tournament (锦标赛) in Connecticut open to advanced players of all ages and won every game. He emerged with a chess rating of 2223, making him a national chess master. "I want to be the youngest grandmaster," he said. "I want to have it when I'm 11 or 12."

Sergey Karjakin is the youngest person ever to become a grandmaster. He achieved that honor at 12 years old. Many are comparing Tani to Beth Harmon from the popular Netflix series "The Queens Gambit". "I definitely did see myself in it," he said.

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1.What can know about Tani Adewumi?

A He couldn’t afford to go to school.

B He met with his coach in a chess club.

C His family was forced to leave their country.

D He had to live on the street with his parents.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段Tani Adewumi's family ran away from Nigeria in 2017 when they were in a dangerous situation可知，2017年，塔尼·阿德乌米的家人在处境危险之际逃离尼日利亚。故选C。

2.When did Tani began to learn playing chess?

A At the age of 7.

B At the age of 8.

C At the age of 9.

D At the age of 11.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据第二段Tani made headlines when he won the New York State chess championship at the age of 8, after only a year of practicing.可知，塔尼8岁就赢得了纽约州国际象棋锦标赛的冠军，那时他仅练习了一年，推断塔尼在7岁时开始练习下象棋。故选A。

3.What happened to Tani soon after he became a state chess champion?

A He had better living conditions.

B He practised chess harder than before.

C He took part in a competition in Connecticut.

D He became an international chess master.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第三段可知，塔尼的象棋教练在他获胜后设立GoFundMe项目，他和家人住进了一间公寓，一位好心人也表示愿支付他们一年的公寓租金，推断他的生活条件变好了，故选A。

4.What’s the recent goal of Tani Adewumi?

A To be a national chess master.

B To be a world grandmaster.

C To be the youngest grandmaster.

D To play chess with Sergey Karjakin.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第四段“I want to be the youngest grandmaster,”he said. “I want to have it when I'm 11 or 12.”可知，塔尼想成为最年轻的大师，故选C。