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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