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Dear Tom，

Im writing this letter slowly because I know you cant read fast. We dont live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happened within 20 miles from your home， so we moved.

I wont be able to send you the address because the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they moved so that they wouldnt have to change their address. This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine. Im not sure it works so well though： last week I put a load in and pulled the chain （拉链） and havent seen them since. The weather isnt bad here. It only rained twice last week； the first time for three days and the second time for four days. About that coat you wanted me to send you， your uncle Stanley said it would be too heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on so we cut them off and put them in the pockets.

John locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were really worried because it took him two hours to get me and your father out. Your sister had a baby this morning， but I havent found out what it is yet. The baby looks just like your brother.

Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-up trunk. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. Your other two friends were in back. They drowned because they couldnt get the tail gate down.

There isnt much more news at this time. Nothing much has happened.

Love，

Mom

P.S. I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already sealed.

1. Why did the family move to the new place？

A. To avoid possible danger.

B. To get close to their friends.

C. To live in a newly-built house.

D. To enjoy the good weather of the new place.

2. Which is true about Toms friends？

A. They missed Tom much.

B. They were friendly to the family.

C. Two of them died in a traffic accident.

D. Three of them left the hometown like Tom.

3. Who wrote this letter？

A. Toms mother. B. Toms brother.

C. Toms sister. D. Toms friend.

4. What can we learn from the passage？

A. The baby is a boy.

B. There are four people in the family.

C. The son will receive a coat without buttons on it.

D. The son couldnt send letter because the address was taken.

B

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， Wheelers 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！

5. Tony Wheelers first guidebook was about a trip ___ .

A. from Australia to the United Kingdom

B. from Asia to England

C. from Australia to Afghanistan

D. from England to Australia

6. Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook？

A. He needed the money.

B. He liked writing books.

C. His wife asked him to do it.

D. Many people asked questions about his travels.

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

A. It was longer and more expensive.

B. It was the first guidebook about Asia.

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

D. It told people about a countrys weather， customs， and places to see.

8. What is true about Tony according to the text？

A. He has left Lonely Planet.

B. His first guidebook was not popular.

C. He still travels and writes guidebooks.

D. He didnt travel with Maureen after the first trip.