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 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,Tony met a young woman named Maureen. Iftiey soon married. Before getting jobs,Tony aad Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from England,through Asia,to Australia,On the trip,they visited places like Iran(伊朗),India ,and so on.

  When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia,people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions,Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries' weather,customs (风俗) , and places to see. But unlike other travel books then,Tony 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.

  Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued traveling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today,800 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler,the great traveler,still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.

(  ) 1. Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in         .

   A. England   B. Iran

   C. India   D. Australia

(   ) 2. Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap to         .

   A. make money for his next trip

   B. tell people about his new company

   C. draw people's attention to his family

   D. answer people's questions about his trip

(   ) 3. How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel books then?

   A. It was longer and more popular.

   B. It was the first travel book in the world.

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

   D. It talked about a country's weather and customs.

(   ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheeler's company?

   A. His father started it.

   B. It is an airline company.

   C. Hundreds of people work for it.

   D. It has no books about traveling.

(   ) 5. The passage mainly talks about         .

   A. a great traveler and his books

   B. a tour of different countries

   C. a great writer and his family

   D. ditteteat kinds ol companies

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