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Twins Coby and Cory Cotton, and their friends Garrett Hilbert, Cody Jones and Tyler Toney were roommates at Texas A&M University. One day Tyler bet Garrett that he could make a crazy overtheshoulder basketball shot. Tyler made the shot. Then the rest of the guys tried their own even crazier shots! Each of them was keen to perform better than the others. One of them set up a camera to photograph the action, he looked through the lens and commented, “Dude, perfect”．
Little did the friends know that their video, which they posted online, would go_viral. In just one week it hit 100,000 views. They decided to call their group “Dude Perfect” and began to try even harder tricky shots. Soon they had American talk shows asking to air their videos on TV.
Today, Dude Perfect tops the YouTube channel charts in the United States. In addition, the guys have their own cable TV series, The Dude Perfect Show, popular toys named after them, and an online store, featuring everything from Tshirts to backpacks. It is estimated that the group's annual earnings from YouTube alone are about US $2 million a year.
The Dude Perfect guys make most of their videos in a 25,000squarefoot building in San Francisco. Inside, there is a fullsize basketball court, soccer field, an area for golfing, cool vehicles they can drive around, lots of videoproduction equipment and more.
Since Dude Perfect started, all five of the guys have married, and three have youngsters. Although all of them are now responsible adults, they're still kids at heart, and that comes through clearly in their videos and TV show.
1．Which of the following best describes the five roommates?
A．Economical. B．Competitive.
C．Shortsighted. D．Mysterious.
解析：选B 推理判断题。由第一段倒数第二句“Each of them was keen to perform better than the others.”可推知，这五个人的竞争意识都很强。故B项正确。
2．What does the underlined words “go viral” probably mean?
A．Get infected. B．Get recorded.
C．Become popular. D．Win an award.
解析：选C 词义猜测题。由第二段第二句“In just one week it hit 100,000 views.”可知，他们在网上发布的这个视频很快就走红了，由此可推知，go viral意为“变得流行”。故C项正确。
3．What has made Dude Perfect's videos so successful?
A．Their crazy characters.
B．Their tricky shooting skills.
C．Their fashionable appearances.
D．Their advanced sports facilities.
解析：选B 细节理解题。由第二段第三句可知，他们的成功来源于他们娴熟的投篮技巧。故B项正确。
4．What has making a hit brought to the Dude Perfect guys?
A．Happy families.
B．Great fortune and reputation.
C．High academic achievements.
D．Chances to starring in TV plays.
解析：选B 推理判断题。通读全文尤其是第二、三段可知，由于这个视频，他们不仅在网上得到许多人的关注，而且有了自己的电视节目秀。由此可推知，这个视频给Dude Perfect成员带来了巨大的机遇和声望。故B项正确。
