Nearly a quarter-century after a German boy threw a message in a bottle off a ship in the Baltic Sea, he’s received an answer.
A 13-year-old Russian, Daniil Korotkikh, was walking with his parents on a beach when he saw something lying in the sand.
“I saw that bottle and it looked interesting,” Korotkikh told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “it looked like a German beer bottle and there was a message inside. ”
It said, “My name is Frank, and I’m five years old. My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark. If you find this letter, please write back to me, and I will write back to you.” The letter, dated 1987, included an address in the town of Coesfeld.
The boy in the letter, Frank Uesbeck, is now 29. His parents still live at the letter’s address.
The Russian boy and the German man met each other earlier this month through an internet video link. The Russian boy said he did not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea. He believed it had been hidden under the sand where he found it for a long time.
Uesbeck was especially happy that he was able to have a positive effect on a life of a young person far away from Germany. “It‘s really a wonderful story,” he said. “And who knows? Perhaps one day we will actually be able to arrange a meeting in person. ”
小题1:What is this passage mainly about?
A．Traveling on a ship.
B．A beautiful beer bottle.
C．Message in a bottle.
D．Meeting an old friend.小题2:When the German boy threw the bottle into the sea, ________________.
A．he was going back home.
B．he was traveling to Denmark by ship with his dad.
C．he was walking with his parents on a beach.
D．he was already 29 years old.小题3:According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Korotkikh’s parents still live in the town of Coesfeld.
B．The German boy did not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea.
C．Frank Uesbeck and Daniil Korotkikh have met each other in person.
D．Daniil Korotkikh and Frank Uesbeck have got in touch with each other.小题4:Why was Uesbeck very happy when he got the information of the 24 years’ beer bottle?
A．Because he could have a new friend.
B．Because the two boys could surf the internet together.
C．Because he could have a positive influence on a life of a young person.
D．Because he finally got what he had lost.
