阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
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John Barry was born in Ireland in 1745. At the age of 15, driven by the British from his hometown, he got onto a ship secretly. It was leaving for the American colonies (殖民地). The ship took him to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As Barry stepped off the ship, he had no idea that he would become one of America’s important historical figures.
