On May 7th, 1970, London, a young man met a girl who first arrived in London. The young man was studying MBA at London Business School. He was about to graduate and become a nine-to-fiver. However, his life was going to change because of the girl in front of him. The two of them fell in love when they first met and they got married a year later.

Normally, most people who don’t want to change too much will choose to get a stable job and live a middle-class life after their graduation. However, the young couple don't think this is what they want. They want more freedom in their life. As a result, they bought a small car a year later and started an overland journey.

First, they drove across Europe. They sold their car half way. Then they traveled to Asia. It took them more than one year. Finally, they arrived in Australia. Here they met with many other people who wanted to travel on their own, all of whom wanted to know the details(细节) of their travels. So the couple published(出版) a book to share their travel experiences. This book soon became popular with backpackers(背包客) and the couple went on writing books one by one. In the end, they opened a company to publish books of all kinds of knowledge and experience about traveling. They became the richest backpackers in the world.

The young man is called Tony Wheeler, and the girl is Maureen Wheeler. That is how Lonely Planet was born.

1.The young man and the girl got married in ________.

A.1969 B.1970 C.1971 D.1972

2.The underlined word in Paragraph 2 means “________” in Chinese.

A.简单的 B.辛苦的 C.临时的 D.稳定的

3.The correct order of the following sentences is ________.

① They arrived in Asia.

② The young couple bought a small car.

③ They opened a company to share all kinds of knowledge and experience.

④ They sold the car half way.

⑤ The couple published a book about all the details of their travels.

A.②④①⑤③ B.④①②⑤③ C.①②④③⑤ D.②①④⑤③

4.The best title of this passage should be ________.

A.The Start of Lonely Planet B.The Importance of Lonely Planet

C.The Guide for Backpackers D.A Couple’s Love for Traveling

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Why so many fires?

California is burning! Wildfires have spread across the US State since Oct 23 and smoke has filled its skies.

Take the Kincade Fire in northern California for example. It forced ( 迫 使 ) 200,000 people to e1.its path within one week. The state’s largest power (电力) company cut power to about 206,000 homes in order to s2. more fires from breaking out, CBS News reported.

California has seen many wildfires in recent years. Nine of the 10 biggest fires have happened since 2000, i3.five since 2010, according to The New York Times.

Why is this? California has the perfect wildfire c4., Park Williams, a US climate expert (气候专家), told The New York Times. It has dry air and high temperatures from spring through late fall. At the same time, seasonal winds blow across the state every year, causing the wildfires to spread q5.and last for weeks.

Global warming has also made the fires worse in recent years. It has dried out the state’s trees and o6. plant life, causing them to burn more easily.

H 7.have played a role as well. Burning campfires, garbage debris ( 碎 片 ),and cigarette butts (烟头) can easily cause wildfires. For example, one fire started last year when a car got a flat tire (漏气的轮胎). The car’s body met the road and sent out sparks (火花 ), starting a f8..

Lightning strikes (雷击) and volcanic eruptions (火山爆发) can also cause wildfires. However, people have caused 90 percent of California’s wildfires, according to the US National Park Service.

More about wildfires

Wildfires often happen in wooded areas in the US, Canada and Australia. They are also k 9. as forest fires or grass fires in Australia.

Wildfires can burn at over 900℃ and reach heights of more than 50 meters. They can move at speeds of up to 23 kilometers an hour, burning e10. – trees, brush, homes, even people – in their path.

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