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   Chris recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary met him at his home in south London and he told her all about the trip.

Reporter: What gave you the idea to travel around India on an elephant, Chris?
Chris: Well, it all started two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photographic （摄影的）exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant.
Reporter: What did you do next?
Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?
Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about USD 6, 000.
Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were heading to Sonepur in northern India where there is a big elephant market and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur was more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.
Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?
Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But by now I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. By chance, I met some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.
1．Chris got the idea to travel around India on an elephant from _________.

A．a visit to an Indian zoo

B．an elephant expert from India

C．an old friend who lived in India

D．a photographic exhibition of elephants

2．The elephant expert told Chris _________.

A．the price of elephants	B．how to ride an elephant
C．where to sell his elephant	D．how to feed an elephant

3．Chris decided to travel to Sonepur because ________.

A．it is a very interesting place

B．elephants can't be sold anywhere else

C．he would be able to sell Tera there easily

D．it would only take 64 days to travel there

4．When Chris arrived at Sonepur market, he ________.

A．sold Tara to a national park

B．visited a national park

C．realized that he didn’t really want to sell Tara

D．decided to take Tara home with him

5．The best title for the passage is ________.

A．Selling an Elephant	B．An Unusual Journey
C．An Exhibition of Elephants	D．How to Ride an Elephant