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Unit1BreakingrecordsWhatdoyouknowaboutthebookcalled“TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords”?TheideaforthisbookcamefromHughTheideaforthisbookcamefromHughBeaver.Onedayin1951,afterwatchingBeaver.Onedayin1951,afterwatchingsomebirds,hetoldhisfriendsthathesomebirds,hetoldhisfriendsthathethoughtthosebirdswereprobablythethoughtthosebirdswereprobablythefastestbirdsinBritain.SeveralofhisfastestbirdsinBritain.Severalofhisfriendsdisagreedwithhim.friendsdisagreedwithhim.However,whentheytriedtosolvetheHowever,whentheytriedtosolvetheproblembylookingitup,theyfoundproblembylookingitup,theyfoundnoneofthebookstheyhadcontainednoneofthebookstheyhadcontainedtheinformationthattheyweretheinformationthattheywerelookingfor.Asaresult,HughBeaverlookingfor.Asaresult,HughBeaverdecidedtoputoutabookthatwoulddecidedtoputoutabookthatwouldcontainallkindsofworldrecords.containallkindsofworldrecords.PeoplehavealwaysbeeninterestedinPeoplehavealwaysbeeninterestedinknowingaboutworldrecords.Theywantknowingaboutworldrecords.Theywanttoknowaboutthebiggest,smallest,toknowaboutthebiggest,smallest,fastest,slowest,longest,shortest,oldestfastest,slowest,longest,shortest,oldestandyoungest.Thebookcalled“Theandyoungest.Thebookcalled“TheGunniesBookofWorldRecords”GunniesBookofWorldRecords”becamepopularsoon.becamepopularsoon.Let’sdoaquizandseehowmanyworldrecordsyouknow.1.Whatisthelongestriverintheworld?A.TheChangjiang（Yangtze）B.TheAmazonC.TheNileD.TheYellowRiver2.Whatisthelargestlakeintheworld?A.LakeBaikalB.TheCaspianSeaC.LakeSuperiorD.TheAralSea3.Whatisthelargestoceanintheworld?A.ThePacificOceanB.TheAtlanticOceanC.TheSouthChinaSeaD.TheIndianOcean4.Whatisthehighestmountainintheworld?A.AnnapurnaB.MtQomolangmaC.MtKilimanjaroD.K2(Chogori)5.Whatisthelargestmammalintheworld?A.TheAfricanelephantB.ThegiraffeC.ThehippopotamusD.TheBlueWhale6.Whatisthefastestlandmammalintheworld?A.ThelionB.ThehorseC.ThecheetahD.TheMongoliangazelleThelongesthairThelongesthairXieQiupingXieQiuping5.627m5.627mGuangxiProvince,GuangxiProvince,ChinaChinaMoreworldrecords!TheheaviestTheheaviestmodel,model,Tailor,Tailor,USA,326.14USA,326.14Kg.Kg.modelThefastestgoalinThefastestgoalintheWorldCup,13theWorldCup,13seconds,in2002seconds,in2002Doyouknowthenameoftheseactivities?pogostickjumpingsomersaultingstandingonaSwissballdoingjumpingjacksdoinglungeshulahoopingHowmanytimesofthisactivitycanyoudoatmost?Canyouguesstheworldrecord?27,000!AshritaFurmanhasbrokenGuinnessrecordsinalltheseactivities.Breakabout93GuinnessrecordsHoldmorethantwentyofhisrecordsFastreadingWhathappenedinthefollowingtime?Attheageof16:Intheearly1970s:In1978:In1979:Overthelast25years:Whathappenedinthefollowingtime?attheageof16:intheearly1970s:HediscoveredanIndianmeditationteachercalledSriChinmoy.HehasbeenoneofSriChinmoy’sstudents.Fastreadingin1978:in1979:overthelast25years:Hecamethirdina24-hourbicyclemarathoninNewYork’sCentralPark.HebrokehisfirstGuinnessrecordwith27,000jumpingjacks.Hehasbrokenapproximately93Guinnessrecords.1.Whichkindofactivityismostlikelytomakeapersondizzy?________A.Standingontopofa75cmSwissballB.SomersaultingC.DoinggymnasticallycorrectlungesD.JumpingjacksComprehending2.WhichisNOTthereasonwhyAshritabecameasuccessfulsportsman?________A.Hewasveryweakasachild,sohehadtotakemoreexercise.B.HebecameoneofSirChinmoy’sstudents.C.Ashritaenteredthemarathonandwonmuchconfidence.D...