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The whole world was talking about Octopus(章鱼)Paul Allen since it had a 100％correct prediction record of the matches，including Germany in the ongoing FIFA World Cup .The question was whether there be a prediction of the grand final, since it did not include Germany.
The answer to that much awaited question is yes. Celebrity Octopus Paul Allen does have a winner. It has picked Spain over Holland to lift the wishful prize. In a live television show all over Europe, Paul picked out a mussel(蚌)from the tank with the Spanish flag, ignoring the tank that had the Dutch flag. This means the prediction is that Spain will be FIFA World Cup champion．Regarding the place 3 and 4 playoff, Octopus Paul A11en has predicted that Germany will beat Uruguay to take the 3 rd place, which was right.
Octopus Paul Allen has become a worldwide celebrity after it has predicted with 100％ accuracy all of Germany’s World Cup games’ outcomes. It even stopped critics and experts when it correctly predicted a Serbia win over the strong Germans. Much to the sorrow of German fans，it also rightly predicted Spain having an advantage over Germany in the semifinals. And when this came true，there were many calls from angry and sad Germans fans to kill and eat it．Now let’s wait and see if this final prediction by Octopus Paul Allen comes true and its 100％accuracy record stays the same．It goes without saying. Spain will be smiling, at least right now!
【小题1】 Octopus Paul Allen became a hot topic because.A．it predicted records of FIFA World Cup matches correctlyB．it was the mascot of FIFA World Cup C．it took part in the game with Germany and other teamsD．it lent a helping hand to Germany to win the game【小题2】 From the second paragraph we know that the third place in FIFA World Cup was.A．SpainB．HollandC．GermanyD．Uruguay【小题3】. According to the passage, when this news is released,.A．FIFA World Cup has come to an end B．Spain has already beaten Germany in the semifinalsC．Spain has already won the World Cup championD．the sad German fans have killed Octopus Paul Allen【小题4】. By saying “It goes without saying”, the writer means.A．Spain will be FIFA World Cup championB．Octopus Paul Allen won’t predict anything in the futureC．Octopus Paul Allen will surely leave D．everything goes on well.A
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(答案→).A
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