单项选择题
I came to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write, but it was many months before I settled down.
I wasted a lot of time looking for the "typical" village. Yet no such thing exists. Often the villagers themselves were puzzled. Why had I come I had put aside my work as a newspaper reporter because my ideas had changed. I had come to believe that what was happening in the developing countries was more important than anything else. But to understand how three-quarters of the world’s people live, and how their future might affect ours, I felt that I first had to try and share their way of life.
In the end I chose a mountain village because it was a little cooler than those in the plains. I took the bus from town along a rough road. Then came a rough walk down a path to the river. After this I began the climb into the hills. Every time I stopped to catch my breath, there was a wonderful sight After several hours walk the village was in sight.
A. After the writer had arrived in India he spent years looking for a certain village.
B. While the writer was looking for a "typical" village, the villagers made him feel puzzled.
C. Before the writer chose a mountain village he first settled down in a town.
D. Before he came to India, the writer had written for newspapers.