The journey was lonely and desperate at times．He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains．He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need．There were other dangers along the road．In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had．The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia．For l,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him．This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end．Now Mr．White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.

　　61．When Phil White returned from his trip, he __________.

　　A．broke the world record

　　B．collected money for Oxfam

　　C．destroyed several bikes

　　D．travelled about l,300 hours

　　62．What does the underlined word "epic" in Paragraph l most probably mean?

　　A．Very slow but exciting．

　　B．Very long and difficult.

　　C．Very smooth but tiring．

　　D．Very lonely and depressing.

　　63．During his journey around the world, Phil White __________.

　　A．fought heroically against robbers in Iran

　　B．experienced the extremes of heat and cold

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