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Some weird, wild and wonderful stories coloured the news in 2010:
●A Copenhagen bus company has put "love seats" on 103 of its vehicles for people looking for a partner.
"Even love at first sight is possible on the bus," said a spokesman for the British owned Arriva company to
explain the two seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a "love seat" sign.
●Shoppers at an international luxury fair in Verona, Italy, found a cell-phone-equipped golden coffin
among the items on display. The phones will help "the dead" contact relatives if they have been buried alive
by mistake.
●Paul the octopus, who shot to fame during this year's football World Cup for his perfect record in
predicting game results, died peacefully in his sleep in an aquarium.
●A Kuwaiti MP proposed state-aid for male citizens to take second wives, in order to reduce the large
number of unmarried women in the oil-rich emirate (酋长国).
●A Frenchman who lost all his arms and legs in an electrical accident successfully swam across the
Channel, a challenge he had been preparing for two years.
●A set of dentures (假牙) made for Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill known as "the
teeth that saved the world" sold for nearly 18,000 pounds at auction (拍卖).
●A British woman caused an Internet hate campaign after she was caught on camera deserting a cat in a
rubbish bin. She was fined 250 pounds after admitting gui1ty.
●Two Australian men needed surgery after shooting each other in the buttocks (臀部) while drinking to
see if it would hurt.
●The BBC apologized "sincerely" after a radio announcer jokingly said that Queen Elizabeth II had died.
1. According to the text, we know that _____.
A. the Frenchman lost his arms while crossing the Channel
B. Winston Churchill's teeth saved the world
C. the British woman was fined for abusing animals
D. Queen Elizabeth II died but the BBC announced jokingly
2. The first news tells us that _____.
A. we must take the special bus to find our lovers
B. we are likely to chance our future partner on the bus
C. we can find all the seats are covered in red cloth
D. the bus driver can help those desiring to marry
3. It is implied in the text that _____.
A. the Italy golden coffin was designed to aid those buried
B. the Kuwaiti proposal aimed to reduce the number of unmarried women
C. netizens were in favour of the British woman' abusing animals
D. two Australian men shot each other to catch others' eyes
4. Which of the following is true of Paul the octopus?
A. It was shot to death.
B. It died painfully.
C. It is a talking fish.
D. It won fame during the World Cup.
5. This text may be found in which part on the Internet?
A. Amusement
B. Shopping
C. Education
D. Sports
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