In Sydney, Australia, there is a long-distance running race called the City to Surf. The race is held on the second Sunday in August every year. More than 23,000 people run in the race. The race is 14 kilometres long. It starts in the centre of the city and finishes at a surf beach called Bondi. That is why it is called the City to Surf.

All kinds of people run in the city to surf. Old people take part in the race, too. In 1981, the oldest runners were an 81-year-old man and his sister Linda, 76, who was the last runner to finish. At the end of the race, there is a special person who writes down the runners’ names and running time. The names and running time of the runners would be on the newspaper a few days later. In 1981, it took the first runner just 40 minutes to run the race, and it took the last runner two and a half hours.

The first man and the first woman each receive a trophy (奖品) and a free trip to San Francisco in the USA. There they run in another long-distance race.

6. How often is the City to Surf held in Australia?

A. Once a year. B. Twice a year. C. Three times a year. D. Once a week.

7. Why is the race called the City to Surf?

A. Because it is held in the City of Surf.

B. Because it is held on the Bondi Beach.

C. Because it is a race between the city and a surf beach.

D. Because it is a race from Bondi to Sydney.

8. Who was the last runner to finish the City to Surf in 1981?

A. An 81-year-old man. B. A 76-year-old woman.

C. An 81-year-old woman. D. A 76-year-old man.

9. It took the last runner ________ minutes more than the first runner in the race in 1981.

A.80 B.120 C.110 D. 150

10.What do the first man and the first woman get as a prize?

A. A trophy. B. A free trip to San Francisco, USA.

C. Some money. D. A trophy and a free trip to San Francisco.

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Sydney held the ______ Olympic Games in 2000.

A.
28th
B.
29th
C.
27th
D.
26th

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Sydney is one of ________ cities in the world．

A．beautiful B．more beautiful

C．most beautiful D．the most beautiful

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In the last fifty years,a lot of people have left Europe and gone to live in Australia.One of them was a Hungarian.He lived in Australia for a long time,and he had a lot of friends there.He always said to them,“Australia is beautiful,but Hungary is beautiful,too.” Then one year he said to his friends,“I'm going to go back to Hungary to visit my hometown.” All his friends said to him, “We want to go with you, because you often said Hungary had been a beautiful country, and we want to visit it.” The Hungarian-Australian took his friends from Sydney to Rome in a big plane, and then they went from Rome to Budapest in a train as they wanted to see the mountains, and the villages and the towns.

They stayed in Budapest nearly a week, and they liked it very much.One day they went to the zoo in Budapest and saw two kangaroos there.

There Australians were very happy because kangaroos were from their hometown.They said to them, “Come here, old friends! Come and see your Australian brothers!” But the kangaroos did not move.?

But then the Hungarian-Australian spoke to them in Hungarian,“Come here!” he said,and both of the kangaroos ran to him.

The other Australians laughed and said, “Look at that.They're Australians,but they only know Hungarian!”

（1）. The Hungarian moved to Australia _______.

A.last year　　　　　　 B.more than fifty years ago?

C.a few years ago D.forty years since then?

（2）. The Hungarian wanted to go back to Hungary to_______.

A.see the kangaroos　　　　　　 B.see his hometown　?

C.visit his old friends there　　D.pay a visit to the zoo?

（3）. How did they get to Budapest from Sydney?

A. By air and by train.　　B. By ship.　　 C. By air.　　　　D.By train.?

（4.） Why did his friends want to go with him?

A.Because they wanted to see the kangaroos.