We arranged that Kissinger would fly to Vietnam early in July and then stop in Pakistan on the way back. There he would develop a stomachache that would require him to stay in bed and not be seen by the press. Then, with President Yahya’s help, he would be taken to an airport where a Pakistani jet would fly him over the mountains to China.
Kissinger’s trip was given the code name Polo after Marco Polo, another western traveler who made history by journeying to China. Everything went quite smoothly. His slight illness in Islamabad received only small attention from reporters covering him. They accepted the story that he would be kept shut up for at least a few days and began making arrangements for their own activities.
Because of the need for complete secrecy and the lack of any direct communication facilities (设备) between Beijing and Washington, I knew that we would have no word from Kissinger while he was in China. Even after he had returned to Pakistan it would still be important to keep it secret，so before Kissinger left，we agreed on a single code word—Eureka—which he would use if his mission（使命）were successful and the presidential trip had been arranged.
On July 11, A1 Haig who knew our code word, phoned me to say that a cable from Kissinger had arrived.
“What’s the message?” I asked.
“Eureka,” he replied.
小题1:Kissinger stopped in Pakistan because____.
A．he had a stomachache
B．he needed President Yahya’s help in carrying out a secret plan
C．he did not want to be seen by the press
D．he would like to take a Pakistani jet on his way back小题2:The reporters in Islamabad believed that _____.
A．Marco Polo made a trip to China
B．Kissinger would make a journey to China
C．Kissinger was making arrangements for their activities
D．Kissinger was sick小题3:Washington would have no word from Kissinger while he was in China mainly because____.
A．the trip must be kept secret
B．President Yahya would not fly together with Kissinger
C．communication between China and Islamabad was impossible
D．Al Haig would phone to the author to tell him about Kissinger’s trip小题4: From the passage we can infer that Kissinger’s cable carrying the message “Eureka” must have been sent____.
A．before he had left Beijing
B．soon after he had returned to Pakistan from China
C．as soon as he had arrived in Washington on July 11
D．before he retuned to Pakistan on July 11