Last year I went to Australia to study and travel. I stayed in Sydney for two months. I visited places of   1   in the morning and took English lessons in the afternoon. A friend and I stayed with a family from Sydney. The homestay(寄宿家庭) parents and brothers were very    2   to us. We talked about a lot of things with each other in English.

My spoken English improved    3    in Australia. I used to speak very little English in China. But in Australia, I had to use it very often. I was soon able to    4    my teachers and homestay family freely.

To me, the best place in Australia is the Sydney Opera House. You can look at it from different sides. I think it is one of the most wonderful buildings in the world. I cannot sing very well,  5    when I was inside, I really wanted to sing.

Time    6    fast when I was in Sydney. Soon came Christmas, then the New Year. I had never spent the New Year    7    my family. But this year, I was so far away from them. I felt      8    sad. I missed them so much, and l knew they missed me so much    9    . In the evening, I phoned my family. When I heard their    10   , I began to cry. My homestay mother held me in her arms and comforted me. What a kind foreign mother I had!

1. A. fun                 B. visit                C. interest              D. use

2. A. friendly          B. nervous             C. happy              D. serious

3. A. strongly             B. greatly              C. hardly               D. widely

4. A. quarrel with        B. fight against           C. talk with             D. complain about

5. A. unless           B. but                 C. so                 D. though

6. A. ran                B. jumped             C. flew                D. walked

7. A. with                B. without              C. has                D. for

8. A. few                B. a few               C. little                 D. a little

9. A. either              B. also                C. as well              D. nor

10. A. faces             B. pictures             C. voices              D. smiles

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　　Last year I 1 to Austral to study and travel. I stayed there for 16 days. I lived in Sydney for two weeks. I went to a place of 2 in the morning and had English lessons in the afternoon. A friend and I stayed with a family from Sydney. The home stay parents and brothers were very 3 to us. We talked 4 a lot of things with each other 5 English. My 6 English became much better in Australia. I didn't have to speak English that often in China. But in Australia, I had to. I was soon able to talk with my teachers and home stay family 7 . To me, the best place in Australia is the Sydney Opera House. On my 8 day in Sydney, we went there. The Opera House is great. You can see it from different sides. It is beautiful to see. I can't sing very 9 , but when I was inside, I really wanted 10 .

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