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Many people say that the United States is a paradise for the children, a struggling field for the youth and a
tomb for the aged. However, the situation is quite different in Australia. Different people have their own ways
for enjoyment and their own worlds of pastime.
Most children often work hard in school since they have to face various exams. After school they do not
want to confine themselves to books any more. Instead, they put aside their schoolbags at home and sneak
quickly to some quiet street corners for their games. Bigger children like to shoulder their large kites to some
steep cliffs, and jump to fly in the sky with their kites.
Some old people often get up early in the morning and go to parks to do newspaper reading. After breakfast,
they come to horse races, dog races and sometimes car races for betting. If he wins, he will feed himself a
good dinner. In the evening, they stay at home, watching TV sometimes with grandchildren. Some of the aged
also enjoy fishing and gardening.
Young people prefer to go outing for holidays. At the weekends, they go to the seashore for swimming or
to the forest for hunting and camping, or mountainous areas for picnicking. Then in the evenings on Sundays,
they start their long bumper-to-bumper drive back on the highways. Nobody seems in a hurry.
The Australian government also encourages its people to have more relaxation after work. Sometimes,
certain kind of financial help is distributed to people going on holidays and public holidays are purposely set on
Monday or Friday so that Australians may have a longer weekend for enjoyment. They think people can work
better only after they get a full relaxation. And it grows out of this idea that relaxation comes the top priority
(优先权) for enjoyment in Australia.
1. According to many people's opinion, which of the following is NOT true? [ ]
A. All people in the US live a desirable life.
B. The competition among American young people is fierce.
C. The life of the American old people is very terrible.
D. Children in America are extremely happy.
2. Australia is different from America because Australia _____. [ ]
A. is not a paradise for children
B. is not a struggling field for the youth
C. is not a tomb for the aged
D. has different worlds for different people
3. There is an idea of enjoyment priority in Australia because _____. [ ]
A. enjoyment is more important than other aspects of life
B. a full relaxation will make people work better
C. enjoyment can make people happy
D. Australian people are lazy
4. The underlined part can be replaced by "_____". [ ]
A. adjust themselves to
B. prevent themselves from
C. limit themselves to
D. satisfy themselves with
