If you go to Brisbane, Australia, you can easily get a small book called“Discover Brisbane”free.The book tells you almost everything in Brisbane:the restaurants, the shops, the cinemas, the streets, the buses, the trains, the bank, etc.Here is something about banks on page 49:
ANZ Banking Group
Cnr, Greek & Queen Sts 228 3228
Bank of New Zealand
410 Queen Street 221 0411
Bank of Queensland
229 Elizabeth Street 229 3122
Commonwealth Banking Group
240 Queen Street 237 3111
National Australia Bank Ltd
Westpac Banking Corp
260 Queen Streen 227 2666
Banking Hours are Mon-Thurs 9∶30 am to 4 pm.
Fri.9∶30 am to 5pm.All banks close Sat.&Public Holidays.
Australia a decimal currency with 100 cents to the Dollar.
Notes available are:$100, $50, $20, $10, $5.
Gold conis are:$2 &$ 1.
Silver coins are:50, 20, 10&5.
Copper coins are:2&1 cent.
(1)
You can find ANZ bank on ________.
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A.
Queen Street
B.
Elizabeth Street
C.
the corner of Greek Street and Queen Street
D.
the corner of Queen Street and Elizabeth Street.
(2)
________ seems to be the most important street in Brisbane.
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A.
Greek Street
B.
Elizabeth Street
C.
Queen Street
D.
Adelaide Street
(3)
On Saturday, you can go to ________ to put your money in or take your money out.
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A.
ANZ Banking Group
B.
Bank of Queensland
C.
National Australia Bank Ltd
D.
no bank
(4)
In Australia, the banks have their longest service hours on ________.
A Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April.People 1 forget the significance(意义)of the day.
In March 1980, I was 2 at Durham University with seven other Chinese students.I had 3 to go to another university after graduation and had 4 application(申请)forms to several 5 .Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office(传达室)and waited my fate.But no 6 came.
On April 1st, as I was eating my 7 , Huang came in, with a toothbrush 8 in his hand. 9 fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the 10 .“Morning, Wu, ”he said, “I saw Mr.G this morning.He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 11 possible.”I jumped with 12 .
I even didn’t 13 my breakfast and rushed to Mr G’s office but he wasn’t 14 .I then went to the secretary’s room and 15 everything to her.She opened Mr.G’s room.I looked at everything.There didn’t seem to be a letter for me.“If he had asked you to pick it up from here, ”said the secretary, “he would have put it in 16 or simply left it to me.”
Greatly 17 , I walked out of the room and 18 the secretary lock it. 19 the secretary’s eyes 20 .“Sorry, ”she said.“It’s April Fool’s Day!”