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A very lucky person has won the largest single lottery payout in United States history—$758.7 million.

A 53-year-old hospital worker from Massachusetts, Mavis Wanczyk, came forward on Thursday to claim her prize in the Powerball drawing. She said she had quit her job and wanted to take some time to relax. She chose to take a single payment of $480 million, or $336 million after taxes. Winners can also choose to receive the jackpot(头奖) in 30 payments over 29 years.

The winning numbers were drawn on Wednesday night in the Powerball, which is played in most US states. The matching numbers were 6, 7, 16, 23 and 26, with the Powerball number 4. Wanczyk bought her ticket on Wednesday at a store in a small Massachusetts town. She said for some of the winning numbers, she chose birthdays of people she knows.

The jackpot was the second-largest overall lottery prize in US history. The biggest jackpot ever was a $1.6 billion Powerball payout in 2016. But that prize was shared among three winners, for they all bought the first prize number.

The Powerball lottery is held twice a week, with numbers drawn from two containers. One container holds 69 numbered balls, from which five are drawn. Another ball, known as the Powerball, is selected from the other container. To win the full jackpot, a person must match all six numbers.

1.How did Wanczyk choose to take the prize?

A She took a single payment.

B She took it in 30 payments.

C She took it in 29 years.

D She gave it to the government.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第三句 She chose to take a single payment of $480 million, or $336 million after taxes. 可知Wanczyk选择了一次性领取奖金，故选A。

2.How much tax should Wanczyk pay?

A 144 million dollars.

B 278.7 million dollars.

C 336 million dollars.

D 480 million dollars.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第三句She chose to take a single payment of $480 million, or $336 million after taxes. 可知她可以领到的奖金是4.8亿美元，但是税后只有3.36亿美元，因此她要交税1.44亿美元，故选A。

3.What number does Wanczyk buy?

A 467162326.

B 426232676.

C 262326764.

D 671623264.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句The matching numbers were 6, 7, 16, 23 and 26, with the Powerball number 4.和最后一段可知这个中奖号码是671623264，故选D。

4.Why did Wanczyk get more than the winner of the $1.6 billion jackpot in 2016?

A Because $1.6 billion jackpot in 2016 should pay more tax.

B Because $1.6 billion jackpot in 2016 was shared by three.

C Because Wanczyk didn’t need to pay tax.

D Because Wanczyk was the luckiest person.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段A very lucky person has won the largest single lottery payout in United States history - $758.7 million.和第四段The jackpot was the second-largest overall lottery prize in US history. The biggest jackpot ever was a $1.6 billion Powerball payout in 2016. But that prize was shared among three winners for they all bought the first prize number.可知这是美国历史上第二大奖，但是确实单人最大奖，第一大奖因为是三人平分所以没有Wanczyk领取的钱多，故选B。

5.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A The largest number of the six number is 69.

B There are seventy numbers in the Powerball lottery containers.

C You can win a smaller prize if you match five numbers.

D You can get your money back if you didn’t win.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段第三句To win the full jackpot, a person must match all six numbers.可知要想获得所有的奖金就应该要六个数字都买中，因此还有一些奖项是拿到部分奖金，那么就应该猜中部分数字，因此猜中五个数字一定可以得奖，故选C。