READING I Read the article. Match sentences A-G with gaps 1-5 in the text. There are two extra sentences. Jim and Jim The story of Jim and Jim, identical twins, is a special one. Jim and Jim were born in the USA. The twins' parents could not keep the babies, so they left the hospital in Ohio with new parents. But sadly, the baby boys went to two different homes. ¹ sets of new parents called their new baby 'Jim'. They didn't know that their new little boy's twin had the same name. Both When they grew up, both men became police officers, they both married women called Linda and they both named their sons James Allen. The twins both also had dogs that looked similar. 2 One of the twins knew he had a brother, so he started to look for him when they were in their 30s. He found his brother's name in a document and contacted him, 3 Finally, they decided to meet after talking a few times. __ They spent 39 years apart. The Jim twins shared their stories and discovered many similarities about their likes and dislikes and their personalities. They also did a personality test for twins at the University of Minnesota. 5 That's amazing for two people who just met! A Jim Lewis and Jim Springer saw each other for the first time in 1979. They spoke on the phone a few times. B C The answers were so close that the university thought the same person was taking it twice. D One of the boys went to a place called Lima and the other went to Piqua, 45 km apart. E This was the one thing that was different about their lives. F G They had the same name - Toy. There was no way of finding each other.
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There are many stories about amazing twins, but the story of Jim and Jim, identical twins, is special. Jim and Jim were born in the USA. The twins parents could not keep the babies, so they left the hospital in Ohio with new parents. 1. C But sadly, the baby boys went to two different homes.
One of the boys went to a place called Lima and the other went to Piqua, 45 km apart. Both sets of new parents called their new baby 'Jim'. They didn't know that their new little boys twin had the same name.
When they grew up, both men became police officers, they both married women called Linda and they both named their sons James Allen. 2. E The twins both also had dogs that looked similar. They had the same name - Toy.
One of the twins knew he had a brother, so he started to look for him when they were in their 30s. 3. A He found his brother's name in a document and contacted him. They spoke on the phone a few times. 4. G Finally, they decided to meet. Jim Lewis and Jim Springer saw each other for the first time in 1979 alter 39 years.
The Jim twins shared their stories and discovered many similarities about their likes and dislikes and their personalities. They also did a personality test for twins at the University of Minnesota. 5. B The twins' answers were so close that the university staff thought the same person took it twice. That's amazing for two people who just met!