In Australia, different people have different ways to enjoy themselves. They also have their own ideas about   1  to pass time.
   2   children, about 80%, work hard in school because they have to take lots of exams. After school, they don’t want to stay at home reading books any more.   3 , they put aside their school bags and go out to play.
Some old people   4  early in the morning. Then they go to park to   5 . It helps them know what is happening around the world. In the evening, they would prefer to stay at home  6  rather than do anything else. 
Young people enjoy having   7  trip on weekends. They go to mountains to have a picnic or go to the   8  to camp. They usually start on Friday and spend one or two days outside. Then on   9  evening, they start their way back home.   10  seems to be in a hurry, although a busy week is waiting for them again.

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We send our children to school to prepare them for the time when they will be big and will have to work for themselves.They learn their own language so that they will be able to tell others clearly what they want and what they know,and understand what others tell them.They learn foreign languages in order to be able to understand the people from other countries and make themselves understood.They learn history to know something about human beings they meet every day.What they learn at school is,of course,quite useful,but is that the only reason（原因） why they go to school?

No.There is more in education than just learning facts.We go to school,above all,to learn how to learn,so that when we have left school,we can continue to learn.A man who really knows how to learn will always be successful,because whenever he has to do something new,he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way.The uneducated person,on the other hand,is either unable to do something new,or does it badly.So the purpose（目的）of school is not just to teach the students these useful subjects but teach the way to learn.

1.Children are sent to school because       .

2.Why do they learn languages?Because they will       .

3.The sentence“There is more in education than just learning facts”means     .

4.What does an educated person do when he meets something new?He will     .

5.The main idea of the text is that       .

Would you like to know something about the w 1. of shopping in western countries? People usually make shopping lists f 2. and then they go shopping. Most people like to go to supermarkets b 3. they can get almost all the things in one supermarket and the p 4. in the supermarkets are not so high. When they go i 5. a supermarket, they get a trolley( 手推车)o 6. a basket. Then they choose the things according to their shopping lists and p 7. them in the trolley or basket. When they have everything, they go to p 8. for the things. M 9. families do shopping o 10. a week.

In the UK, there are two different types of school. One is free for every child in the country;   41   kind makes you pay for your education.

The free schools are known as “state schools” and the schools that   42   are known as “public schools”.

The UK has many famous public schools, such as Eton (伊顿公学), Harrow (哈罗中学) and Winchester (温彻斯特中学). Children from around the world come to the UK to study at these schools. Prince William studied at Eton.

  43   most kids go to state schools. Only about one in 10 goes to a public school. Fees (学费) at public schools can be very   44  . It can cost around 200,000 yuan for one year.

There are differences between state and public schools. Public schools generally attract better   45  , because they offer higher salaries（薪水）.

Because public schools have   46   money to spend than state schools, they also have nicer facilities (设施). Some have football fields, gyms and swimming pools for their students to use.

Facilities in state schools are not usually as good. They often have to   47   with other nearby schools.

Despite (尽管) these differences, kids learn the same things, whichever type of school they go to.   48   schools must follow the National Curriculum, which is set by the government. It   49   teachers what they must teach their students.

This means that whether you are rich or poor, you will still receive a basic level of  50  .

1. A. other                B. others              C. another           D. the other 

2. A. cost                 B. pay                C. spend             D. take

3. A. And                     B. But                C. Although           D. Besides

4. A. high         B. low                C. expensive            D. cheap

5. A. students       B. teachers             C. professors            D. visitors

6. A. less        B. little                C. much            D. more

7. A. share        B. talk       C. play              D. help

8. A. Every        B. Some               C. Most             D. All

9. A. says         B. asks                C. tells                   D. allows

10. A. living       B. work      C. education           D. study

It is Sunday today. Anna goes shopping with her mother. She wants her mother to buy a new coat for her. In Snoopy Shop, she finds a yellow coat. She tries it on. It’s too small. She wants a big one, but the big one is not yellow. Anna doesn’t like other colors.“Let’s go to another(另外的) shop to have a look.” her mother says. Then they go to D.D.Cat Shop. The shop is big and they see many kinds of coats in different colors and sizes(尺码). Anna tries on a yellow one. It looks nice on her. So they take it for forty-five yuan.
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【小题1】Anna goes shopping with her ____.