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. ”
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.
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.
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.
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.