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【延伸阅读】 A Its great to be small Record breaker: Bridgette Jordan, 22, is officially the worlds smallest woman, standing at just 2ft 3in (69cm) tall. Alongside her brother Brad, who stands at 3ft 2in, the pair are the shortest living brother and sister in the world. Seated on a pink childrens chair, Bridgette Jordans legs are left to hanging in mid-air as she stretches out her arms to go online. Looking devotedly at her laptop screen, it takes her some considerable effort to move the mouse across the matching pink table. But its just the way of life for the 22-year-old dwarf——who is also an all-singing, all-dancing cheerleader with her friends at Kaskaskia College. And she now has even more to shout about——after she was crowned the worlds shortest woman, as recorded in the new Guinness World Records Book that appears to overshadow her as it sits by her side. Ms Jordan, from Sandoval, Illinois, stands at 2ft 3in - and also holds the record for being part of the shortest living brother and sister, alongside her 20-year-old brother Brad. Combined, the pair only reach 5ft Mr Jordan, who stands at a comparatively giant 3ft 2in and enjoys playing basketball and learning karate, added: Hopefully this will go a little way to helping people realise its OK to be different. The tiny brother and sister have Majewski osteodys-plastic primordial dwarfism type II. They live with their parents in Sandoval and study at Kaskaskia Jyoti Amge, 17, from Nagpur, India, is currently recognised as the worlds shortest teenager, standing at just 1. What does the underlined word” it”refer to？ A. Guinness Records Book B. A pink childrens chair C. A pink childrens chair D. Her laptop 2. Who is the tallest one according to the article? A. Bridgette Jordan B. Brad Jordan C. Jyoti Amge D. Not mentioned 3. Which word can not be used to describe the brother and sister? A. optimistic B. self-confident C.gloomy D.active 4. How many records does Bridgette Jordan hold now? A. 1