Billie Jean King was a fierce tennis player (1) _______ fought for women's rights. She was the number one female tennis player in the world for five years.

     She also won 39 Grand Slam titles. The Grand Slam tournaments are the four most important tennis tournaments in the world.

     Tennis was her passion, (2) _______ equality was her goal. Off the tennis court, she fought for equal pay for males and females. When she won a Grand Slam called the U.S. Open in 1972, she realized she was paid much less (3) _______ the men's champion. She did not think that was fair. After Billie Jean King pushed for equal prize money, the U.S. Open became the first major tournament to (4) _______ the same amount of money to men and women.

     She continues to push for equality in sports and in the world. It is not an easy journey, but Billie Jean King never (5) _______ She created the Women's Sports Foundation. This foundation wants to make sure that girls have access to sports.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 16 to 20.