Whore is the best way to sell and popularize a range of toilet paper? A company from Japan has a good idea-they’ve printed a short story on the paper!
The story is called Drop, and if s set in a public toilet “The story is on about one meter of toilet paper and can be read in a few minutes.” said company executive Niko Shimatani of Hayashi Paper, a Japanese paper company.
The author behind the story is Koji Suzuki. Many people refer to him as the Japanese Stephen King. He has written books about fatherhood and has even translated children’s books. Before Drop, he wrote a novel called Ring in 199 L The novel was made into a feature film of the same name and was very popular in Japan and in Hollywood.
So, what’s the short story on the toilet rolls about? It’s a horror story based on a Japanese superstition. In many old Japanese houses, the toilets were often at the back of the house, m a dark corner. There was a myth that a ghost lived in the toilet bowl. Very often, parents told their children that a big hand would pull them into the dark toilet bowl if they were naughty. As a result, many children grew up frightened of “the ghosts in the toilets”.
One day, Drop may be made into a film. But will we have to watch it in the toilet?
【小题1】Why did the company print a story on the toilet paper?
| A．To attract buyers. | B．To frighten children. |
| C．To spread superstition. | D．To amuse people. |
【小题2】According to Paragraph Three, what is right about Koji Suzuki?
| A．He has written many children’s books. |
| B．He is highly thought of in Japan. |
| C．His novel Ring was made into a film in 1991. |
| D．His story Drop was written before Ring. |
【小题3】The passage is mainly about
.
| A．a well-known Japanese writer. |
| B．excellent works of a Japanese writer. |
| C．a Japanese horror story about toilets. |
| D．a clever way to advertise for toilet paper. |
