Jamaica is an island country. It is a very beautiful and sunny place. It has green mountains and white beaches. Jamaica has warm

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问题     Jamaica is an island country. It is a very beautiful and sunny place. It has green mountains and white beaches. Jamaica has warm days all year long. It rains a lot there.
   When Jamaica was founded, it was called Sunda Kelapa. Indians lived in Jamaica. Then Christopher Columbus arrived in 1494 and took the island for Spain. They made Indians work for them. Later they also brought Africans to the island to work as slaves.
   Then the British took Jamaica in 1655. Jamaica became a free country in 1962. English became the official language in Jamaica.
   As the cities in Jamaica grew, more people decided to move to Jamaica. Most of them came from China or India.
   The people in Jamaica wear colorful clothes. They carry things in a basket on top of their heads. Like most people in other countries around the world, Jamaicans like to play soccer. They also like to play a game called cricket. Cricket is played a little bit like baseball. It is a British game.
   People in Jamaica have many jobs. They work on farms. They sell fruits and vegetables in markets. Some pick coffee in the fields. Some work in factories. Some work in hotels, restaurants, and shops. Some people drive trucks. Some just work at home. They clean their own houses and take care of their children.
When did Jamaica become a free country?

选项 A、In 1494.
B、In 1655.
C、In 1962.
D、After 1494.

答案C

解析 细节题。文章第三段第二句明确指出:Jamaica became a free country in 1962(牙买加于1962年独立),答案是[C]。
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