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

In the early 1970s, Tony 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 England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places like Iran, India and so on.

When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Tony wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries’weather, customs 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 unique 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．What made it easy for Tony to travel abroad when he was a teenager?

A．His family was rich enough.

B．His father worked for an airline.

C．He wanted to live an exciting life.

2．In their a-year-long trip, which country did Tony and his wife arrive in at last?

A．Australia.

B．England.

C．India.

3．The underlined word “unique” means _______.

A．familiar

B．unusual

C．common

4．According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Tony’s book Across Asia on the Cheap help tourists know about seldom-visited places.

B．Lonely Planet started by Tony himself has become a company of great success.

C．All the books published by the company are from Tony’s early travel experiences.

5．The passage is written ______.

A．to give tourists advice on how to plan a trip

B．to introduce the popular books by Lonely Planet

C．to tell about Tony Wheeler, a great traveler and writer