Question

The seasons in Australia are opposite(相反) to ours. _______it is winter here, it is summer there. Australia is _________ the south of the world. June, July and August are the winter months. The summer is in December, _______ and February. The north of the country is _________ than the south.

Australia’s main(主要的) problem is water. A _______ large part of the country has no rain at all. But the east coast(海岸) has rain _________ 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 _______ . There were 138 million sheep in Australia that year. This was 14% of all the sheep in the world.

Because there was not _______ rain and the grass didn’t grow well, the farmers _______ to sell many of their sheep and many sheep __________ , too. It was a great disaster（灾难）for Australia farmers.

1.A. Because B. Since C. When D. For

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

3.A. November B. January 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 little C. a lot D. enough

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

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

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