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Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don't like the cold weather. And one day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel.

The next morning they rented(租借) a car in the city and began their travel.

A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and there were no shade trees(树荫) beside the road. It was so hot that they could hardly go on driving. They had to stop to look around. Mike found a river and it was about half a kilometer away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the water, Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked, "Are there any sharks in the river, boy?" "No, there aren't." answered the boy. So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit against(碰撞) his leg. He told Mike about it. They were afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked loudly, "Is it true that there aren't any sharks in the river?"

"Yes, sir," said the boy, "There're a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼) in the water.

All the sharks(鲨鱼) have swum away!"

(A)1. Mike and Dick went to Australia ______.

【详解】根据Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning. 看出他们是坐的飞机去澳大利亚。

A) by plane

B) by car

C) by train

D) by motorbike

(C)2. The two young men went to Australia to ______.

【详解】根据And one day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. 可知他们去澳大利亚是度假。

A) swim in the river

B) study to drive

C) make a travel

D) find some work

(C)3. Mike and Dick couldn't drive any longer because ______.

【详解】根据文章 A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and there were no shade trees(树荫) beside the road. It was so hot that they could hardly go on driving.可知因为天气太热又没有树荫他们不能继续开车。

A) the sun was shining in the sky

B) the weather was very hot

C) there were no shade trees beside the road

D) they were too tired

(B)4. Dick became afraid because ______.

【详解】根据文章They were afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked loudly, "Is it true that there aren't any sharks in the river?" 可知Dick 感到害怕是因为他觉得水里可能有鲨鱼。

A) he saw a shark in the water

B) he thought that maybe a shark had hit against his leg

C) he saw the boy laughing at(嘲笑) them under the big tree

D) the boy had told them that there were some sharks in the river

(D)5. When they heard the boy's words, the two young men began to ______.

【详解】那 说水里没有鲨鱼，只有鳄鱼，两个人年轻人听到后肯定会迅速从水里跑出来。

A) catch the crocodiles in the water

B) look for the crocodiles there

C) run to beat the Australia boy

D) come out of the river at once