A man fell out of his plane and fell back into it again. Two people rowed (劃) a small boat from New York to England in 56 days. One person was so big that he couldn't get into any hospital room. Would you believe these stories? Well,they may sound strange but they really happen. James Cornell has many strange but true stories like these in a book Very Strange People.

Here is a part of the contents (目錄) of Very Strange People.

Very Strange People Chapter page One A Dog's Life ...........................  3 

Two A Fallen Pilot  ............................  14 

Three High Wire Act (走鋼絲) ................... 33 

Four Fat Men  .................  41 

Five Over the Falls  ...............................  43 

Six The Unending (無終止的) House .......... ....................  53 

Seven Row,Row,Row Your Boat ....................... ...  60 

Eight The Tower Builder ......................................  85 

Unlike many reference (參考;) materials,the stories are listed in the book according to when they happened.

(   ) 1. In 1918,Captain Hedley fell off his plane in the sky,and soon he fell back into it again!You would most likely read about this story in Chapter         .

   A. 2   B. 3   C. 14   D. 6

(   ) 2. One morning in New York City,people saw a man walking on a rope (繩子) between two tall buildings.  You would most likely read this story in Chapter      

   A. 33   B. 3   C. 5   D. 6

(   ) 3. The Earl feeds his dogs better than most people feed their friends.  This story probably begins on Page       .

   A. 3   B. 33   C. 1   D. 53

(   ) 4. Sarah thought she would die as soon as her house was finished. So she kept on adding more and more rooms. Her story most likely appears on Page .

   A. 3   B. 43   C. 53   D. 85

(   ) 5. Because of his great size,Robert could not enter any hospital room. Which story appears behind this one?

   A. A Fallen Pilot. B. The Tower Builder.

   C. High Wire Act. D. Over the Falls.

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