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III. Reading Comprehension (14%) 
What could a dog who loves popping balloons do? Well, it could set a world record. That’sexactly what a Jack Russell terrier in California did. The dog, named Anastasia, popped 100balloons in just 44.49 seconds! For this feat, she entered into the Guinness World Records in2010.10.Anastasia’s accomplishment is just one of many strange records set by human’s best friends.Augie, a golden retriever that lives in Dellas, Texas with the Miller family, has set a record ofholding the most tennis balls in his mouth—five at a time! Another dog is in the book for havingthe longest tongue, measuring 4.5 inches long—nearly as long as his body! And a group of 13dogs from Japan’s Super Wan Wan Circus now hold the record for the most dogs skipping rope.The idea for the book started in the 1950s, when Hugh Beaver, one of the leaders of theGuinness beer company, had an argument with a friend over what the fastest bird was. They wereunable to find the answer in any reference books. Beaver realized a book that containedinformation on lots of different achievements might prove to be very popular.Now, with so many weird records out there, surely there’s a Guinness World Record for you.If you want to get your name in the book, tell Guinness World Records about your idea andconvince them it’s not dangerous. Once they approve your idea, you’re all set to give it a try. Evenif you set a new high standard, however, you would still have a long way to go before you set therecord for holding the most world records.That title currently belongs to Ashrita Furman, and that’s just one of the 134 world recordsthe New York native currently owns. Among the impressive feats he’s achieved are the mostgames of hopscotch in 24 hours (434), most grapes caught in his mouth in one minute (80), andmost grapes caught in his mouth in three minutes (189).



62. Which of the following about the Guinness World Records is TRUE?
(A) It is a book containing world records just about dogs.
(B) The record for the most tennis balls held in a dog’s mouth is five.
(C) The dog with the world’s longest body was measured at 4.5 inches.
(D) A dog named Jack Russell broke a record of popping balloons the fastest.

參考答案

答案：B
難度：非常困難0
統計：A(1),B(0),C(0),D(1),E(0)

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