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oting party. He had a discussion with his friends: 3 was the fastest bird in Europe, the golden plover or the grouse? They wanted to 4 the answer in books but they failed. Sir Hugh Beaver thought there must be many such problems in the world. 5 publish( 出版 ) a useful and interesting book to provide( 提供 ) the answers to all these problems? In 1954, Hugh Beaver decided to 6 for such a book. He asked for help from two friends 7 owned a factfinding agency( 機(jī)構(gòu) ) in London. They published the first book of The Guinness Book of Records in August, 1955. The book had only about 200 pages, but it was very 8 and won the champion of bestseller in Britain. The book of records has been renewed each year. Now it is enjoyed in 9 than 100 countries around the world. It has used about 35 kinds of languages. The book 10 holds a world record. Isn’t it amazing? 1. A.