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Some strange,wi1d and wonderful stories colored the news in 2011:
A Copenhagen(哥本哈根)bus company has put "love seats" on its vehicles for people looking
for a partner. " Even love at first sight is possible on the bus",said a spokesman to explain the two
seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a "love seat "sign .
Shoppers at an international fair in Verona,Italy,found a cellphone-equipped golden coffin(棺材)
among the items on display. The phone will help" the dead" contact relatives if they have been buried
alive by mistake.
A man in New York came up with a disarming way to set off his latest bank heist(盗窃),approaching
the clerks window with a large bunch of flowers and handing over a hold-up note saying "give me the
money"!
An Englishman who lost all his legs and arms in an electrical accident successfully swam across the
Channel, a challenge he had been preparing for two years. The whole cost is 400 dollars.
A set of artificial teeth made for British war-time prime minister Winston Churchill known as "the
teeth that saved the world "sold for nearly 18,OOO pounds(21,500 euros,24,OOO dollars)at auction.
A British woman caused an Internet hate campaign after she was caught on camera dumping(丢弃
)a cat in a rubbish bin. She was fined 250
pounds(280 euros,400 dollars) after admitting guilty.
The BBC apologized completely and without any doubts after a radio presenter jokingly announced
that Queen Elizabeth II had died.
TWO Australian men who needed surgery after shooting each other in the bottoms during drinking
to see if it would hurt were charged 400 dollars separately.
1. Love seats put on each bus are intended for_________.
A. those who are expecting their love
B. passengers who need help
C. young passengers
D. special couples
2. What is special about the coffin in the second news?
A. It is golden.
B. It has many items.
C. It has a cell phone.
D. It can hold a person alive.
3. Who has to pay 400 dollars for his or her illegal act?
A. An Englishman who crossed the Channel without legs and arms.
B. The person who bought Winston Churchi1ls artificial teeth.
C. A British Woman who dumped a cat in a rubbish bin.
D. Two Australian men who needed surgery.
4. The strange,wild and wonderful stories took place in_______ countries.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
