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Many people like to read. The Guinness Book of World Records. This year it will celebrate its 60th anniversary.

The Guinness Book of World Records is a reference book, it is one of the most widely read books ever published. More than 100 million copies have been sold in almost 40 languages. A new edition is published every year.

The Guinness Book of World Records was first published in August 1955 in Britain. The idea came from Sir Hugh Beaver, then the managing director of the Guinness Breweries. He could not find the answer to what seemed like a simple from any books: what is the Europe’s fastest game bird? At that time, Beaver decided to create a book with facts numbers. In 1955, the first record book was born!

There are many kinds of records, like the most beautiful tattoo, the longest hair, the fastest talker, the biggest hand, etc. some records appear in almost every edition of the book, like the tallest and shortest people, the oldest man and woman in the world. However, as much as 80 percent of the content is new each year.

Since its first publication, the book itself holds a world record, as the best-selling book of all time. The new edition will be published in 20 languages and sold in 100 countries.

Editor-in-chief Craig Glenday said, “We appreciate all of out loyal readers and invite every who longs for knowledge, fun and adventure to join us as we look forward to documenting everything that’s amazing during the next 60 years.

Have you ever thought about getting your name in The Guinness Book of World Records? Have you ever succeeded? May you succeed some day!

25. Which of the following is true about The Guinness Book of World Records?

A. It covers famous people and big events.

B. Half of its content changes every year.

C. It sell the most copies all the time.

D. It is updated and published yearly.

26. Why did Beaver come up with the idea of creating such a book?

A. He aimed to help teachers with their teaching work.

B. He intended to provide readers with some references.

C. He wanted to help people acquire some knowledge and fun.

D. He only wanted to find out some answers to simple questions

27. What’s the function of the last paragraph?