International students in Christine Rhodes’ English class in Australia share their impressions (印象) of places they have visited in Australia.
Canberra, the nicest city in Australia
I went for a short holiday to Canberra. My uncle lives there. It’s the nicest city in Australia, a little bit similar to Cairns. There’re lots of big rivers and trees around the city.
Siggi Siebold from Germany
The small city of Mount Isa
I went to Mount Isa six months ago. It’s a long way from Brisbane — about 2,000 km. It’s a small city, with a population of 21,000, but it has all the basic facilities such as a base hospital, six schools and supermarkets. Here the weather is hot and gets very little rain. There’re two big lakes to keep rainwater for people in the city to drink.
Indra Ekanayake
Lake Moondarra and a mine (矿)
In Mount Isa, there’s a dam (水坝) called Lake Moondarra. At weekends you can go there with your friends, and it is beautiful. On the lake, there is water skiing. Also, people can go fishing there.
There’s a big mine in Mount Isa. Many people go to work in the mine and earn a lot of money. Mount Isa isn’t a beautiful green place, but many people love it.
Ida Robb from Indonesia
小题1:Siggi Siebold is from .
A．Australia
B．Germany
C．England
D．Indonesia小题2:What does the underlined word “facilities” probably mean in Chinese?
A．设施
B．土地
C．交通
D．名胜小题3:Lake Moondarra is a .
A．city
B．mountain
C．mine
D．dam小题4:Which of the following is NOT mentioned by Ida Robb?
A．People can go fishing on Lake Moondarra.
B．There are 21,000 people in Mount Isa.
C．There’s a big mine in Mount Isa.
D．Many people like Mount Isa though it isn’t a beautiful green place.小题5:Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Siggi Siebold stayed in Canberra for six months.
B．Mount Isa is a famous village in Australia.
C．People in Mount Isa drink rainwater.
D．People can’t go water skiing on the lake.
