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1、英语冲刺复习英语精练（26）ATheirheightmadeWayneandLaurieHallquistseemlikeanidealmatchwhentheymetsevenyearsago,andonThursdaytheywerematchedwithsomethingelse—thetitleofworld'stallestlivingmarriedcouple．GuinnessWorldRecordsbestowedthattoweringdistinctiontotheHallquistsinaceremonyunderthemarqueeatitsH
2、ollywoodmuseum．Thecouplearrivedinawhitelimousine,withWaynesportingatuxedoandLaurieinawhiteweddingdress．TheHallquists,wholiveinStockton,California,measureacombined13feet,4inches,or407．4centimeters,tobeexact．Hestands6feet10．4inches,she6feet5．95inches,theGuinnessorganizationsaid．"It'sawho
3、ledifferentperspectiveuphere,andwecanfindeachotherquiteeasilyinacrowd,"LaurietoldReuters．"Wecanseeseveralpeoplegoingbaldthatmightnotknowitatthemoment,"jokedWayne,57,whoworksasatelephonecompanywiresplicer．TheHallquistssaidthatwhentheymetatachurchsinglesclubin2003,theycouldtellthatothers
4、aroundthemweresizingupapossibleloveaffairbecauseoftheirheight．"Shewalkedin,everyonelookedather,thentheylookedatme,"Waynesaid．ButwhileWaynesaiditwasloveatfirstsightforhim,Lauriesaidtheirfirstmeetingcameupshort．"Hetalkedaboutthesizeofmyhandsandfeet,whichiskindofano-no,"saidLaurie,46．"And
5、thenthesecondtimewehadachancetotalk,Ifiguredouthewasareallygoodguy．"Theyhavebeenmarriedforeightyears,butittooktheHallquistsuntilthisyeartocontactGuinnessWorldRecords．Thecouplesaidtheywerediscouragedatfirstfrommakingaplayforworld'stallestcouple,becausetheyreadonlinethatamanandawomaneach
6、standingover7feethadmarriedinthe19thcentury．Onlythisyeardidtheyrealizetheycouldcompeteinanothercategory:world'stallestlivingmarriedcouple．GuinnesspreviouslylistedacoupleinEngland—WilcoandKeishavanKleef-Bolton—astheworld'stallestcoupleatacombinedheightof13feet,3inches．41．Whytheirfirstme
7、etingcameupshortisthat_______．A．WayneismucholderthanLaurieB．Waynelikesplayingjokes8用心爱心专心C．WaynesaidsomethingrudeaboutLaurieD．Wayneisjustawiresplicer42．Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsareNotTrueexceptA．LaurielikedWayneatfirstsightwhileWaynedidn'tB．WilcoandKeishadon'tli
