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A nine-year-old boy smashed a world record by hanging 16 spoons on his face, media
reported Saturday.
Joe Allison, from Totnes, Devon, beat the previous(先前的) record of 15 spoons set by
a 16-year-old in the United States in May 2004.
He could balance 16 spoons on his face ---- five from his forehead, one from his nose,
two from his chin, three from each cheek and one from each ear.
But he admitted he didn't know what was behind his amazing talent.
"They just stick on," he said.
"It's something I can do easily and I know I'll make 17 one day, but I'll probably have to
wait until I grow a bit so there's some more space on my forehead," said the schoolboy.
Joe discovered his talent two years ago when his cousin challenged him to balance a
spoon on his nose.
His mother Fenella, 42, a swimming teacher, said, "I'm really, really proud of him because
he can do something that no one else in the world can do."
The little boy is to appear on the talent TV show ----Britain's Got Talent, where he will
hang the spoons from his face and do a little dance.
Officials are now double-checking footage(影像资料) of Joe's record attempt before
entering him into the Guinness Book of World Records.
1. The underlined word "smashed" in the first paragraph means "________".
A. kept
B. broke
C. tried
D. washed
2. How many spoons could Joe Allison balance on his ears?______.
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Five
3. How did Joe's mother feel when she knew about her son's amazing talent?______.
A. Unbelievable
B. Strange
C. Not interested
D. Proud
4. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. Joe Allison is a 16-year-old boy.
B. Joe can hang 17 spoons on his face.
C. Joe's mother teaches people to swim.
D. Joe has entered the Guinness Book of World Records.
