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仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. From the world's heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world's smallest dog, these are all part of a group of the world's strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯纪录》). The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it's always one of the best selling books in the world. People now can break over 1,000 records every week! Why do so many people want to break the records Do they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world "It gives people a chance to show they're the best in the world. " said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport. The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world's truly greatest people and things it! The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two: ●A British dog, Whitney, is the world's smallest dog. It's only 76 mm tall. ●An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲). They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.

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根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(Choose the best answers according to the passage．)

　　Ronaldinho, 25 years old, became the third Brazilian to win the title after Ronaldo, who won it in 1997 and 2002, and Rivaldo, who won it in 1999．

　　“To be here with all those great players is a dream．This gives me huge encouragement to keep working and try to do well．I have the chance to do for a living what I like most in my life, and that is playing football．I can make people happy and enjoy myself at the same time,”said Ronaldinho after receiving the golden cup at the party．

　　There was no way Ronaldinho could not succeed, as he was always full of uncontrollable desire for football．He would play on the dirt, in the woods, even in his living-room, nothing else stayed in his mind．He began to shine on the international games when he was 17, helping Brazil win the Under-17 World Championship．He was on his way to become one of the world's greatest players, with his role in Brazil's World Cup victory in 2002．With 22 goals in his first year in Barcelona, he received football's most valuable honour in 2004：the FIFA of World Player of the year．

　　“He isn't only able to win games on his own, he keeps our spirits high because he is always in a good state of feeling,”says his captain．“You can challenge him, push him, and even prevent him on purpose－nothing can stop him．And it shows in his games．He is not satisfied with moving the ball from one point to another．He has to dance it away．And with every match, Ronaldinho creates a new signature moves．When nothing seems possible, he can do．”

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阅读理解

　　I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters．Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world．

　　Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother．“But the desk,” she'd said again, “it's for Elizabeth．”

　　I never saw her angry, never saw her cry．I knew she loved me; she showed it in action．But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter

　　They never happened．And a gulf opened between us．I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”．But she lived “on the surface”．

　　As years passed I had my own family．I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family．I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me．

　　I posted the letter and waited for her answer．None came．

　　My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace－it seemed that nothing happened．I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to mother．I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not．

　　Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work．I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside－a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠)and refolded many times．

　　Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose．Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words．

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