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.

An 1   to Holidays in Australia

Summer holidays

It lasts from 2 December to February;

It 3 the Christmas time;

Almost every foreign student flies back to their   home countries;

Some other foreign students get part-time jobs;

Students also have fun 4 others in activities like   going to the beach.

Easter

It is in March;

Shops are 5 on Good Friday and people go to see   Easter Show.

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I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago. Her husband died of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insights with us.

The class was nearly over. She said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you an important thought.”

“Each of us is put here on Earth to leam, share, love, appreciate (欣赏)and give of ourselves. We must make the most out of every single day.,’

Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you see - it could be a scent (香味)or the sound of the breeze (微风).,’

“Please look for these things, and cherish (珍视)them. They are the stuff (本质)of life. We must make it a point to notice them, for at any time it can all be taken away.”

Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we miss.

Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. Walk with shoes on along the beach at sunset. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we regret (后悔),but the things we didn’t do.

(    )    1.    In the writer’s eyes, the high school teacher was_.

A. special    B. weak    C. happy    D.    strict

(    )    2.    The underlined word “insight” in the first paragraph means  _.

A. promise    B. thought    C. love    D.    thing

(    )3. The writer’s teacher did NOT suggest_.

A. making the most out of every single day

B. finding something beautiful to notice

C. cherishing even very little things

D. taking everything for granted (认为......是理所当然的)

(    )4. The best title for the story is_.

A. My high school day    B.    Making a promise

C. My teacher’s insights    D.    Little things in life

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