Many people like doing unusual things, and some of them have appeared in the record books. Here are a few examples.
Saimir Strati from Albania built the largest picture ever made from toothpicks. More amazingly, a very beautiful horse is in it ! The artist used 1.5 million toothpicks and it took him about a month to complete it. |
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Can you imagine how tall a motorbike is? Well, here's one! Gregory Dunham ( the USA ) has built the world's biggest motorbike. It is 2.4 meters tall, about 4 meters long and weighs about 1 ton. Has Gregory ever ridden it? Of course, he has, and he says it's great fun! |
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People of Hamburg, Germany, set a new record. They have made the longest model train in the world. It is 110 meters long. How long would a real train of this size be? Leave it to your imagination. |
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Ashrita Furman has appeared in The Guinness Book of World Records 203 times. Furman once ran a mile in about 13 minutes while he was doing the hula hoop (呼拉圈) . But he isn't satisfied. Furman's life is all about breaking records. |
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36 . A ____________ is in the largest picture made from toothpicks.
A. |
book |
B. |
horse |
C. |
train |
D. |
hula hoop |
37 . Gregory Dunham is from ____________.
A. |
Albania |
B. |
England |
C. |
the USA |
D. |
Germany |
38 . The longest model train in the world is ____________ long.
A. |
1.5 meters |
B. |
2.4 meters |
C. |
4 meters |
D. |
110 meters |
39 . The Guinness Book of World Records has mentioned ____________ 203 times.
A. |
Gregory Dunham |
B. |
Ashrita Furman |
C. |
some Germans |
D. |
Saimir Strati |
40 . According to the passage, we know that ____________.
A. |
Saimir Strati built the largest toothpick picture |
B. |
Gregory Dunham made the best hula hoop |
C. |
some Germans made the longest real train |
D. |
Ashrita Furman's life is all about running |