Have you ever studied abroad? Maybe it is an amazing experience, especially when 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. Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from the beginning of December to February. The Christmas time is in it. Since it is a long holiday, most foreign students in Australia love to return to their home countries by plane 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 (使结合)“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.

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(   )8. Jack was__________ with envy when he heard Mike had got a new bicycle.

A. yellow     B. blue  C. red    D. green 

(    )7. They asked me to go shopping with them. I don't like shopping, so I went to the cinema________________ .

A. instead   B instead of      C. too   D. either 

(   )6. Asking for help can make it____________ to solve the problem.

A. easily  B. more easily     C. be easy     D. easier

(    )5. The green bag reminded the old man____________ the days when he was young.

A. with   B. by    C. of    D. at

(   )4. People__________ always have a cold and wet winter.

A. live in Wuxi   B. in Wuxi  C. are living in Wuxi        D. to live Wuxi

5.每天早上我都看见一个穿着警察制服的人，手里拿着旗,站在马路上。

I saw a man_a flag in his hand every morning.

4.这部长达一小时的纪录片近距离观察了中国的第-艘航母。

This__the first aircraft carrier in China.

(   )3. Do you know___________ in a rainbow?

A. how many colours are there    B. how many colours there are

C. are there seven colours   D. if are there seven colours

3.相当多的四十多岁的成年人都是听邓丽君的歌长大的。

Quite a lot of adults_Teresa    Teng’s songs.