第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
More than 60,000 new records are sent in to
the book each year,but they cannot 1 be printed. 2
,the editors of the book set down the records and keep track of tehm in other ways.The records 3 different categories.The
Guinness Book of World Records has chapters 4 the human body,amazing
feats,the natural world,science
and technology,arts and the media,modern
society,travel and transport,and
sports and games.You can learn that the oldest person
is a woman 5 lived to be 122 years and 164 days,that the longest moustache reached a length of 1.6 metres and 6 the longest poisonous snake is 5.71 metres long.There are also
strange records,like the Englishman who balanced a small
car 7 159.6 kilogrammes
on his head for thirty-three seconds!
Why are people so interested in world records?Part of the reason for our interest is probably the
same 8 that led Sir Hugh to write the Guinness
Book of World Records in the first place.We want to
know 9 is possible and find out just how
far we can push ourselves.Clearly,we are also
entertained by accounts of strange and unusual deeds and facts. 10 we are out to set a new record
ourselves or simply enjoy reading about champions,the
Guinness Book of World Records 11 interesting reading.
Anybody can try to set a record.There
are,however,some records that the book does not
12 .No records 13 dangerous
to the person who is attempting it or to others 14 .If you want to try
to 15 a record,you should first contact
the Guinness Book of World Records.The editors will
decide if your idea is suitable and then send you rules and the form you need
16 the record.Afterwards,if all goes 17 ,a Guinness official will come to 18 your attempt.If
you are 19 ,the official
will confirm the record and you will get a certificate from the Guinness Book
of World Records 20 that you
are a world record holder!
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13.( )A.are B.that C.that are D.which
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18.( )A.inspect
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19.( )A.fail
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