TherearemanyfestivalsinAustralia.ThemostimportantoneisobviouslyChristmas.EachyearthesummerholidaysateveryhighschoollastabouttwomonthsfromthebeginningofDecembertoFebruarywhichcoverstheChristmastime.SinceitisalongholidaymostoverseasstudentslovetoflybacktotheirhomecountriestospendthetimewiththeirfamiliesandfriendsbutafewstudentsstillstayinAustraliaduringtheholidaytogetpart-timejobs.Itisquiteeasytofindapart-timejobatChristmas.Studentsoftentakepartinanothermajorsocialactivity.Theygotothebeachtohavefuninthesunshine.ThesummerinAustraliaisfromDecembertoFebruarysogoingtothebeachinDecemberisverypopularamongAustralians.
EasterinMarchisanotherimportantholidayintheyear.Itactuallycombines(使联合)“GoodFriday”and“EasterMonday”.AlmosteveryshopclosesonGoodFriday.AndpeopleusuallygotoseeEasterShow.
TheChineseNewyearisnotapublicholidayinAustraliasoeveryChinesestudentstillhastogotoschooltostudyanddohisorhernormalduties.
1.SummerholidaysinAustraliaoftenbeginin_________.
A.July
B.September
C.December
D.February
2.InAustraliayoucanspendChristmas_________.
A.inwinter
B.inMarch
C.insummer
D.inJanuary
3.Overseasstudents_________intheirsummerholidays.
A.mustdotheirnormalduties
B.continuetostudyatschool
C.candopart-timejobs
D.gotothebeachtofindpart-timejobs
4.Probablypeopleseldom_________onGoodFridayinAustralia.
A.goshopping
B.spendthetimewiththeirfriends
C.havefun
D.givechocolateeggstoeachother
5.StudentsinAustraliagotoschool_________.
A.atChristmas
B.atEaster
C.intheChineseNewYear
D.onEasterMonday