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.

1.                   is the most important festival in Australia.

A. Easter  B. Christmas    C. The Spring Festival   D. New Year’s Day

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

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

4. From the passage we can see that                        .

A. all 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

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?

假设你是小伟。你的室友大明昨天接到你朋友Maria的电话。她正在研究中国的节日文化，需要你的帮助。现在，请你根据大明所留的便条内容，给Maria回一封电子邮件。

注意：

1）电子邮件的格式和开头已给出，不计入总词数（80-100词）；

2）表达完整、书写规范、卷面整洁；

3）提示词：sweet rice dumplings汤圆 play with firecrackers燃放鞭炮 the Lantern Festival 元宵节

It was the end-of-year party. I had asked my mother to make us cookies. Mom’s chocolate chips were the best.
But two o’clock passed, and there was no sign of her. Most of the other mothers had come and gone, dropping off their cakes and chips. The party went on, but I wouldn’t leave the window. The three o’clock bell soon took me away from my thoughts（思绪）. I took my bag and walked out for home.
The house was empty when I arrived. My heart was filled with anger(气愤). For the first time in my life, my mother had let me down. I was lying on my bed when I heard her coming. “Robbie,” she called out. “Where are you?” She was looking for me from room to room, but I kept silent.
When she came into my room, I didn’t move, “I’m so sorry,” she said. “I got busy and forgot.” She began to laugh. I couldn’t believe it. I turned over and found that she wasn’t laughing but crying. “I’m so sorry. I let my boy down.” she cried like a little girl. I had never seen my mother cry.
“It’s OK, Mom,” I said, “We didn’t need those cookies. There was plenty of food to eat. Don’t cry. It’s all right.” We held each other in a long hug(拥抱).
【小题1】The story happened __________.

One of Linda's cousins, Joseph, decides to visit Beijing during Christmas. Linda is giving him some advice. Complete what Linda says.

Wangfujing Street　the Summer Palace　Laoshe Teahouse

places of interest   Tian’anmen Square　

the Palace Museum　the Fragrant Hills    Trip

It's easy to plan your (1) ________ in Beijing. There are many (2) ________ to see and you will find them amazing. If you like shopping, you can go to (3) ________. If you want to feel the beauty of lakes, you can go to (4) ________. You can see the red maple leaves and hike around (5) ________. You can drink special Beijing tea and enjoy wonderful Beijing Opera in (6) ________. You can visit the largest square in the world ---(7) ________. You also can't miss (8) ________. It used to be the palace for the emperors of the Qing Dynasty.