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2017届高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解（10） A Teacher John Wise and his wife Doreen who emigrated to Tasmania 12 years ago, decided to revisit England and see the world on the way by motor cycle. After driving 10, 000 miles overland without even a puncture(停顿), they arrived in England in June. They left Tasmania in January and now plan to stay for two months at Taunton, Somerset, where Mr. Wise’s mother lives on Hamilton Road. Mr. Wise, 46, once a science teacher at Askwith Middle School in Taunton and his wife, who has three daughters, went to Hobart, Tasmania, in 1961. For their return world trip Mr. Wise took a year’s unpaid leave. “We didn’t have any spares with us, ” said Mr. Wise, “We just put our trust in ourselves and the machines.” So far the journey on a B. M. W. R50 has gone through Australia, New Zealand, Asia and India, another 14, 000 miles. They expect their final bill to be about￡ 1, 000. 1. The underlined phrase “emigrated to Tasmania” most likely means _______. A. visited Tasmania B. left Tasmania C. left their own country in order to go and live in Tasmania D. spent their holiday in Tasmania 2. Their journey to England from Tasmaria _______. A. was very long and tiring B. took about five months | 
