Read the following passage and do as
I. Read the following passage and do as
Sydney is Autralia's most exciting city, the history of Australia begins here. In 1788, Captain
Apthur Phillips arrived in Sydney with 11 ships and 1624 passengers from Britain (including 770
prisioners). Today there are about million people in Sydney. It's the biggest city in Australia, the
busiest port in the South Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
There are over twenty excellent beaches close to Sydney and its warm summer climate and cool
winter have made it a favorite city for immigrants from overseas. There are three things that
makes Sydney famous: its beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which was built in 1932
and the Sydney Opera House, which was opened in 1973.
A. Answer the questions
1. When did Captain Apthur Phillips arrive in Sydney?
In 1788..
2. What is the population of Sydney nowadays?
1.3.6 million
people in Sydney...
3. Is Sydney one of the most beautiful cities in the world?
..Yes, it is.
B. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D
4. The word "overseas" in the second paragraph mostly means
A. in the country B. homeland
C. abroad
5. What does the "which" in line 9 refer to
A. Sydney's beautiful Harbor
C. The Sydney Harbor Bridge
D. hometown
.?
B. Sydney
D. Sydney Opera House
tonco so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (1.5p)
Sydney is Autralia's most exciting city, the history of Australia begins here. In 1788, Captain
Apthur Phillips arrived in Sydney with 11 ships and 1624 passengers from Britain (including 770
prisioners). Today there are about million people in Sydney. It's the biggest city in Australia, the
busiest port in the South Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
There are over twenty excellent beaches close to Sydney and its warm summer climate and cool
winter have made it a favorite city for immigrants from overseas. There are three things that
makes Sydney famous: its beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which was built in 1932
and the Sydney Opera House, which was opened in 1973.
A. Answer the questions
1. When did Captain Apthur Phillips arrive in Sydney?
In 1788..
2. What is the population of Sydney nowadays?
1.3.6 million
people in Sydney...
3. Is Sydney one of the most beautiful cities in the world?
..Yes, it is.
B. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D
4. The word "overseas" in the second paragraph mostly means
A. in the country B. homeland
C. abroad
5. What does the "which" in line 9 refer to
A. Sydney's beautiful Harbor
C. The Sydney Harbor Bridge
D. hometown
.?
B. Sydney
D. Sydney Opera House
tonco so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (1.5p)