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On May 26, 1977, George Willig traveled to the top of the 1,350-foot-tall
World Trade Center in New York City. He did not take the elevator,
however. Instead, like a human fly, George Willig climbed the outside of the immense 110-story building. His climb, which began at 6:30 a.m., took
three and a half hours to finish.
At the top, Willig was greeted by both police and reporters. Some of the
police officers asked him for his autograph. Then they wanted to put him in jail and charged him with violation of law for climbing the building without a
permit. Furthermore, the city also planned to sue him for a quarter of a
million dollars. The amount, the police department reported, would pay the costs of rushing special equipment and eighty police officers in order to
save him.
By the next day, city officials had reevaluated the situation. At City Hall,
Mayor Abraham Beame hosted a news conference that turned into a
ceremony in George Willig's honor. Beame announced that the city would not punish "The Human Fly." Instead, he would be fined a penny for each
of the 110 floors he had climbed. Instead of punishing Willig, the city
treated him as a hero who attempted the impossible and met the challenge.
【題組】36. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A) Willig was fined $250,000.
(B) Willig was sent to prison for a year.
(C) Willig was honored in a party and fined only $1.10.
(D) Willig climbed the World Trade Center with permission.
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