Australia is an English speaking (a) country. It (1) has a population of eighteen million people and most of them (2) live in big cities. In Australia (3) there are six states and two territories. The weather (4) in Australia is quite mild. Each year thousands of International students come to Australia to (5) study at Australian universities and colleges. They (6) choose Australia for several reasons. Firstly, Australia is (7) well known for its high standard of education. (8) Secondly, for many Asian students, Australia is (9) close to home. Finally, international students (10) are able to work for up to twenty (11) hours a week during term time and full time during the (12) holidays.