Two Iowa State University students hugged each other in an attempt to break the existing Guinness World Record for the longest hug ever recorded. “I honestly don’t even believe that we did it,” Amanda Nerem said. “Me and Alec are both happy we did it. We both agreed that if Guinness didn’t approve it, we’re going to do it again.” 

Nerem, 19, her best friend Alec Norem, 20, decided they’d try and break a world record this summer. “We were really bored and were looking up some records that we could possibly beat,” Nerem said. “We saw the world’s longest hug and said ‘Oh, we can do this one.’ We sent in an application to Guinness World Records and a month or two later, they contacted us approving that we could do it.”

Nerem said she and Norem held onto one another outside ISU’s library starting at 6 p.m. on Sept. 18 until 1 a.m. on Sept. 20. “We had to have both arms locked around one another and we had to be standing the whole time,” Nerem said. “We were not allowed to sleep and it had to be in a public place where people would be walking around being witnesses.” Every four hours friends would photograph and record evidence of their hug as proof. Nerem and Norem were allowed five-minute bathroom breaks every hour, and fellow students stopped by the event to feed the pair pizza, pulled pork and energy drinks. 

Alex Norem said,” I think the whole experience brought us a lot closer...it was such a positive experience for both of us. In your four years of college you want to do things that you’ll remember for the rest of your life and for her and I, this was perfect for that.”

Guinness said the record for the world’s longest hug is currently held by Ron O’Neil and Theresa Kerr of Canada. Their embrace was achieved on June 13, 2010 and lasted 24 hours and 33 minutes. Nerem said she and Norem are in the process of sending evidence of their hug to Guinness for evaluation.

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1.What will they do if their attempt is not accepted by Guinness?

A They will try it once more.

B They will doubt their ability.

C They will change the places.

D They will turn to other record.

解析：选A。A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第四句的We both agreed that if Guinness didn’t approve it, we’re going to do it again可知，如果他们的尝试没有得到吉尼斯的认可，他们会再次尝试。

2.Why did Nerem and Alec Norem decide to try to break a world record?

A They wanted to beat their classmate.

B They felt like trying something meaningful.

C They were both happy to be honest.

D They needed to do well in their studying.

解析：选B。B。推理判断题。根据第四段第二句的In your four years of college you want to do things that you’ll remember for the rest of your life and for her and I, this was perfect for that可知，他们想尝试一些有意义的事情。

3.How did they hug each other?

A A week.

B Four days.

C 31 hours.

D 24.5 hours.

解析：选C。C。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句的Nerem said she and Norem held onto one another outside ISU’s library starting at 6 p.m. on Sept. 18 until 1 a.m. on Sept. 20可知，他们拥抱的是时间是31个小时。

4.What could Nerem and Norem do during their challenge?

A They could record the evidence.

B They could sleep for five minutes.

C They could have a rest to eat foods.

D They could walk every four hours.

解析：选C。C。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句的Nerem and Norem were allowed five-minute bathroom breaks every hour, and fellow students stopped by the event to feed the pair pizza, pulled pork and energy drinks可知，在挑战过程中他们可以休息一会儿来吃点东西。

5.The underlined word “embrace” in the fifth paragraph mean_________.

A record

B world

C hug

D rest

解析：选C。C。词义推测题。根据第五段第一句的Guinness said the record for the world’s longest hug is currently held...可以推测出他们之间的“拥抱”持续了24小时33分钟；所以改词的意思为“拥抱”。