The seasons in Australia are the opposite(相反)of ours . _1_ it is winter here ,it is summer there .Australia is _2_ the south of the world .Juliana ,July and August are the winter month. The summer is in December , _3_ and February. The north of the country is _4_ than the south .Australia’s main (主要的) problem is water . A_5_ large part of the country has no rain at all. But the east coast (海岸) has rain _6_ the year round .There are no dry months here .

　 In March 1982 ,there was a terrible drought (干旱) in Australia . The summer rain didn’t _7_ . There were 138 million sheep in Australia this year .This was 14% of all the sheep in the world .Because there was no _8_ rain and the grass didn’t grow well, the farmers _9_ to sell many of their sheep and many sheep _10_ , too, It was a great disaster (灾难) for Australia farmers.

(　 )1. A. Bacause　 　　　　B. Since　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　 D. For

(　 )2. A. in　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　 D. near

(　 )3. A. November　　　　 B. Jamuary　　　　 C. March　　　　　 D. October

(　 )4. A. colder　　　　　　 B. cooler　　　　　 C. hotter　　　　　　 D. warmer

(　 )5. A. very　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　 C. too　　　　　　　 D. much

(　 )6. A. whole　　　　　　 B. half　　　　　　 C. all　　　　　　　 D. part

(　 )7. A. have　　　　　　 B. fall　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　 D. keep

(　 )8. A. plenty　　　　　　 B. a litter　　　　　 C. a lot　　　　　　 D. enough

(　 )9. A. have　　　　　　 B. had　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　 D. needed　

(　 )10.A.died　　　　　　 B. dead　　　　　 C. death　　　　　　 D. dying

15. I am scared _______ dogs.

　A of　　　　 B from

　C for　　　 D with

14. We are all _______ at the _______ news.

　A surprised, surprised　　

　B surprising, surprising

　C surprised, surprising

　D surprising, surprised

13. When somebody in _______, you should help him.

　A dangerous　　　 B danger

　C safe　　　　　 D safety

12. Don’t keep ducks in the classroom.

　A raise　　　　　 B rise　

　C take　　　　　 D bring

11. It is not a good place for an animal _______.

　A to live　　　　 B living

　C lived　　　　 D lives

10. Zoo can help people _______ the animals’ wild home.

　A protect　　　 B to protect

　C protects　　　 D A and B