Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China.　It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.

    The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

    Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in western Australia, and went to a wild flowers'　exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers'　exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.

    Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos（袋鼠）．After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep．Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

1．Australia is _____ . 

    A. the largest country in the world     B．as large as Shanghai

    C .not as large as China              D．the largest island in the north of the earth

2. The sky in Australia is blue, because _____ .

    A. enough laws have been made by the government

    B．many laws have been made to fight against pollution

    C．the cities there have got little water pollution

    D. the population there is not large.

3．Which of the following is NOT true？

    A. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers.

    B．Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia.

    C. Perth lies in the west of Australia.

    D. No other city is larger than Perth in Australia.

4. Which of the following has the closest meaning as "pick up" in paragraph 3？

    A. Please pick me up on your way home this afternoon.

    B．He picked up dancing when he lived among the dancers.

    C. She picked up the magazines on the floor and put them on the shelf.

 　 D．Mom picked up her jacket from the dry cleaner's.

A. the smaller of which  　　　　    B. the smaller of them

    C. a smaller of them　　　　   D. a smaller one

There are three rooms in my house, 　　 serves as a kitchen.

A. the smaller of which　　　　 B. the small one of them

C. the smaller　　　　　　　　 D. the smallest of which

A. the smaller of which　　　　 B. the small one of them

C. the smaller　　　　　　　　 D. the smallest of which

There are two small rooms in the house,——serves as a kitchen.

A. the smaller of which  　　　　    B. the smaller of them

    C. a smaller of them　　　　   D. a smaller one