Have you ever studied abroad? If you come to Australia as a foreign high school student, you can have a lot of fun there, especially on holidays.
There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is Christmas. Since it is a long holiday, most foreign students in Australia love to fly back to their home countries to spend the time with their families and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas.
Students often take part in another major social activity. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians.
Easter in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines "Good Friday" and "Easter Monday". Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter Show.
The Chinese new year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal duties.
【小題1】                   is the most important festival in Australia.

A．Easter

B．Christmas

C．The Spring Festival

D．New Year’s Day

【小題2】 Most foreign students in Australia often                   during the Christmas holiday.

A．get a part-time job in the restaurants

B．go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine

C．fly back to their homeland to stay with their parents

D．go to school to study

【小題3】                 in December is very popular among Australians.

A．Skiing on an iced lake

B．Hiking in the mountains

C．Studying in a school library

D．Going to the beach to enjoy the sunshine

【小題4】 From the passage we can see that                       .

A．a(chǎn)ll the foreign students in Australia will go home during Christmas

B．people in Australia usually go to see Easter Show in March.

C．it’s hard to find a part-time job at Christmas

D．Chinese students in an Australian school needn’t go to school when Spring Festival comes

【小題5】Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Christmas time in Australia

B．The holidays in Australia

C．Enjoy your visit to Australia

D．Have you ever studied in Australia?

More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
Get on a bicycle and ride around your countryside. You may discover something new that you didn’t notice all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can ride a bike to work and enjoy exercising at the same time without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding (折疊) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed into a bag or a small box. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travellers.

Health benefits of bicycling:
It helps to prevent heart diseases.
Bicycling helps to control your weight. A 15-minute
bike ride to and from work threetimes a week
burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
Bicycling can improve your mood. Exercise like
bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
Bicycling is healthier than driving.
【小題1】 From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very __________.

A．surprising	B．exciting
C．popular	D．expensive

【小題2】When you are riding your bicycle around your countryside, you may __________.

A．pollute the environment around

B．go everywhere and use a little oil

C．get off your bike and begin to work

D．discover something new that you didn’t notice

【小題3】One of the health benefits from bicycling is that __________.

A．you can fold the bicycle

B．you will be more relaxed

C．you may get fatter and fatter

D．you will be friendly to others

【小題4】From the passage, we can learn that __________.

A．riding bikes is not safer than driving cars

B．we can’t discover anything new at all by driving cars

C．bicycling is enjoyable exercise just for the young

D．bicycling is a kind of low-carbon(低碳) life style

Studying abroad is an amazing experience, especially when you come to Australia as an overseas（外國的）high school student．You can have a lot of fun here, especially on holidays．

There are many festivals in Australia．The most important one is obviously Christmas．Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from the beginning of December to February, which covers the Christmas time．Since it is a long holiday, most overseas students love to fly back to their home countries to spend the time with their families and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs．It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas．Students often take part in another major social activity．They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine．The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians．

Easter in March is another important holiday in the year．It actually combines（使聯(lián)合） "Good Friday" and "Easter Monday"．Almost every shop closes on Good Friday．And people usually go to see Easter Show．

The Chinese New year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal duties．

1．Summer holidays in Australia often begin in          ．

A．July                  B．September          C．December          D．February

2．In Australia, you can spend Christmas                 ．

A．in winter             B．in March            C．in summer           D．in January

3．Overseas students                  in their summer holidays．

A．must do their normal duties                B．continue to study at school

C．can do part-time jobs                         D．go to the beach to find part-time jobs

4．Probably people seldom           on Good Friday in Australia．

A．go shopping                                 B．spend the time with their friends

C．have fun                               D．give chocolate eggs to each other

5．Students in Australia go to school          ．

A．a(chǎn)t Christmas                              B．a(chǎn)t Easter

C．in the Chinese New Year                    D．on Easter Monday