Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life,Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.

In the early 1970s,Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from London,through Asia,to Australia. On the trip,they visited places like India, Iran, and Afghanistan.

When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia,people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions,Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap . The book told people about different countries' weather,customs(风俗),and places to see. But unlike travel guides in the 1970s,Wheeler’s book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.

Wheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited. Today,400 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 guidebooks. Wheeler still writes about travel “hot spots” (for example,Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe). For more information,read the books!

1.Which trip was Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook about?

A. The United Kingdom.

B. From Asia to England.

C. From Australia to Afghanistan.

D. From England to Australia.

2.Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook?

A. He needed the money.

B. His wife asked him to do it.

C. Many people asked questions about his travels.

D. He liked writing books.

3.How was Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel guides?

A. It talked about places most tourists did not go .

B. It was longer and more expensive.

C. It told people about a country’s weather,customs,and places to see.

D. It was the first guidebook about Asia .

4.Which sentence below is true?

A. Tony Wheeler still travels and writes guidebooks.

B. Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook was not popular.

C. After their first trip,Maureen did not travel with Tony .

D. Today,Lonely Planet is still a small company.

My parents took me to Japan when I was little. I lived there for five years. ______ I came back, my Japanese was very good. “Can I do something useful with my Japanese?” I asked myself. Then, one day last spring, I got a good opportunity(机会). Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with ______ to do. My father brought me a Japanese book. “Why don’t you translate it into Chinese? It will be better than _____computer games all day.” I promised to do 2,000 words each day. But _______I found it was hard to keep the promise. One day in May, the weather was beautiful. But I couldn’t go out. Those 2,000 words were still ______me. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in the book. I looked at it for a long time. But I couldn’t make myself turn the pages. How I wished I could just go outside and______ football with my friends! I counted the words again and again. I just wanted to give up. I felt as if two people were fighting ______my mind. One said, “Don’t give up! Keep working hard, and you’ll do well!” But then the other one said, “Go and play! It will be more ______ than translating. Do your work tomorrow.” I stood up and would______the computer. But then I remember______ my parents had told me: “Whatever you do, don’t stop halfway.” So I sat down and went on with it.

1.A. Because B. Until C. Since D. When

2.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything

3.A. be played B. playing C. played D. plays

4.A. just then B. right now C. soon D. suddenly

5.A. talking to B. looking at C. smiling at D. waiting for

6.A. play B. give C. buy D. watch

7.A. in B. with C. about D. for

8.A. fun B. important C. useful D. dangerous

9.A. turn on B. turn off C. open D. close

10.A. how B. where C. which D. what

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