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Below is a selection about Guinness(吉尼斯) World Records.
    Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records
    ? Fastest 100 m running on all fours
    The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was,according to CWR,their biggest day of recordbreaking ever,with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different countries.Kenichi Ito's record attempt was part of this special day.He is just another example of Japanese with"super powers".His "super power" is to run with great speed on all fours.Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds.The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo,Tokyo,in 2008.
   ? Most people inside a soap bubble
    The Discovery Science Centre in Santa Ana,California celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Bubble (泡泡) Festival this year.A bubble's maths principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the threeweeklong exhibition.The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the programme.Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making.The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Centre to set a new Guinness World Record for most people inside a soap bubble and they succeeded.
    The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it.The record was set on April 4,2011.
    ?Longest ears on a dog
    A bloodhound (大警犬) from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured.The right ear is =13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches.The dog named Tigger earned this title in =2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.
    Mr Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title.Each of his ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long.His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record,but when he died Mr Jeffries took over.
   ?Most living generations
   Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generations in one family?Seven is the answer.The ultimate authority on recordbreaking mentions on the website that the youngest greatgreatgreatgreat grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung "aged 109 years 97 days,followed by her daughter aged 89,her granddaughter aged 70,her great granddaughter aged 52,her greatgreat granddaughter aged 33 and her greatgreatgreat granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her greatgreatgreatgreat grandson on January 21,1989".
   ?Most T-shirts worn at once
   Believe it or not,there is a record also for this category.Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22,2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time.The man from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record holder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in less than two hours.The T-shirts weighed 68 kg and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No.120.He dethroned(罷黜)the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T-shirts.
    ?Heaviest pumpkin(南瓜)
    Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9,2010 that a gigantic pumpkin grown in Wisconcin was officially the world's heaviest.It weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota.Stevens' pumpkin was 85 pounds heavier than the previous record,another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio.The proud farmer said his secret is a precise mixture of rain,cow waste,good soil,sea grass and fish emulsion.Some of the world's heaviest pumpkins,including the record holder,were on public display at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New York for a dozen days.

(1)Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a "super power"?
C
C

A.He set a good example to all Japanese.
B.He made record attempts in 15 different countries.
C.He set a new record for "Fastest 100 m running on all fours".
D.He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.
(2)Jeffries is the name of
D
D

A.the owner of the dog with the longest ears
B.the grandfather of the dog with the longest ears
C.the present holder of the record for "Longest ears on a dog"
D.the former holder of the record for "Longest ears on a dog"
(3)How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?
B
B

A.68.
B.120.
C.238.
D.245.
(4)According to the given information,which Guinness World Record was most recently set?
A
A

A.The record for "Most people inside a soap bubble".
B.The record for "Most living generations".
C.The record for "Most T-shirts worn at once".
D.The record for "Heaviest pumpkin".

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