Ban Ki-moon became the eighth UN Secretary-General in 2006. Before then,he was a diplomat (外交官) in South Korea,where he served as the foreign minister (外交部长). His diplomatic service started after graduating from college. His first post was at his nation's embassy (大使馆) in India He quickly got a reputation for his diplomatic skills.

   Ban was born to become a diplomat. He was a star pupil at school and was chosen to send a message to the United Nations. In 1962,he won an essay competition. The prize was a trip to America,where he met President John F. Kennedy. He told him his dream was to be a diplomat.

   In 1970,Ban Ki-moon received a bachelor's degree (学士学位) in international relations from Seoul National University. In 1985,he earned a master's degree (硕士) in public administration from the Kennedy Schopf Government at Harvard University. In 2010,he received ar honorary doctoral degree (荣誉博士学位) from Nanjir University. He speaks Korean,English,French,German anc Japanese. The Korean press calls him the M slippery eelM because of his ability to escape tricky questions.

    In his time as UN Secretary - General,he has solved man) difficult problems. He seems to have been well prepared tc deal with future global problems.

71. Where does Ban Ki-moon come from?

He comes from.

72. When did Ban win an essay competition?

He won the essay competition.

73. How many languages can Ban speak?

He can speak languages.

74. Where did Ban get his master's degree?

He got his master's degree at.

75. Why does Korean press call Ban the " slippery eel" ?

Because he is good at .

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