Fred Clarke said his elder brother had always loved the warm climate and the friendly people of Sir Lanka.

　　"He said he had managed to escape 40 British winters and had no regrets," Mr. Clarke told AFP news agency.

　　Tamara Ekanayake, who grew up at Sir Arthur' s home in Colombo, paid tribute to him, "We feel so proud that you left your mark on us. Your footprint will never fade (褪去).”

　　Before the funeral, yellow roses were thrown on to Sir Arthur' s body as a final gesture of respect as it lay on a white bed beneath curved elephant tusks.

　　Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 1917-19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel 2001: A Spare Odyssey, which led to the film of the same name.

　　Clarke served in the Royal Air Force as a radar instructor and technician from 1941-1946, proposed satellite communication systems in 1945 which won him a nomination ( 提名) in 1994 for a Nobel Prize, and 1999 for literature, and became the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society from 1947-1950 and again in 1953.

　　Clarke moved to Sri Lanka in 1956 largely to pursue his interest in scuba diving, and lived there until his death.

　　51. Why did Sir Arthur Charles Clarke move to Sri Lanka in 1956?

　　A. He loved the warm climate but not the people there.

　　B. He went there to pursue his interest in writing scientific stories.

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