Nearlyaquarter-centuryafteraGermanboythrewamessageinabottleoffashipintheBalticSea,he’sreceivedananswer. A13-year-oldRussian,DaniilKorotkikh,waswalkingwithhisparentsonabeachwhenhesawsomethinglyinginthesand. “Isawthatbottleanditlookedinteresting,”KorotkikhtoldTheAssociatedPressonTuesday.“itlookedlikeaGermanbeerbottleandtherewasamessageinside.” Itsaid,“MynameisFrank,andI’mfiveyearsold.MydadandIaretravelingonashiptoDenmark.Ifyoufindthisletter,pleasewritebacktome,andIwillwritebacktoyou.”Theletter,dated1987,includedanaddressinthetownofCoesfeld. Theboyintheletter,FrankUesbeck,isnow29.Hisparentsstillliveattheletter’saddress. TheRussianboyandtheGermanmanmeteachotherearlierthismonththroughaninternetvideolink.TheRussianboysaidhedidnotbelievethatthebottleactuallyspent24yearsinthesea.Hebelievedithadbeenhiddenunderthesandwherehefounditforalongtime. UesbeckwasespeciallyhappythathewasabletohaveapositiveeffectonalifeofayoungpersonfarawayfromGermany.“It‘sreallyawonderfulstory,”hesaid.“Andwhoknows?Perhapsonedaywewillactuallybeabletoarrangeameetinginperson.” 小题1:Whatisthispassagemainlyabout? |
A.Travelingonaship. | B.Abeautifulbeerbottle. |
C.Messageinabottle. | D.Meetinganoldfriend. |
小题2:WhentheGermanboythrewthebottleintothesea,________________.
A.hewasgoingbackhome. |
B.hewastravelingtoDenmarkbyshipwithhisdad. |
C.hewaswalkingwithhisparentsonabeach. |
D.hewasalready29yearsold. |
小题3:Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Korotkikh’sparentsstillliveinthetownofCoesfeld. |
B.TheGermanboydidnotbelievethatthebottleactuallyspent24yearsinthesea. |
C.FrankUesbeckandDaniilKorotkikhhavemeteachotherinperson. |
D.DaniilKorotkikhandFrankUesbeckhavegotintouchwitheachother. |
小题4:WhywasUesbeckveryhappywhenh