We passed nomads' dark tents, usually with a huge black Tibetan mastiff standing guard. These beasts would explode into action, speeding directly towards us like a bullet from a gun and nearly as fast, barking furiously. It was not difficult to understand why ferocious Tibetan mastiffs became popular in China's imperial courts as hunting dogs, brought along the Silk Road in ancient times as tribute from Tibet. According to the passage, Tibetan mastiffs were taken along the Silk Road as:
Agifts to nomads
Bfood for travellers
Cpack animals for trade
Dtribute from Tibet to China's imperial courts
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. tribute from Tibet to China's imperial courts
The text says mastiffs were brought along the Silk Road as tribute from Tibet to China's imperial courts.
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