The Best Time to Visit Sydney
If you prefer the cold to heat, especially if seeking to escape the northern summer, the best time to visit Sydney could be in the Australian winter from June 1 to August 31.
The Sydney winter isn’t really harsh and the weather’s generally pleasant. It’s great for touring the city on foot and for bushwalking. And the ski slopes are not too far away.
Holiday time
You get the Queen’s Birthday holiday weekend in June and the school holidays in July. Aside from within those periods, accommodation costs in the city will generally be lower.
Winter weather
Expect generally cool conditions. The average temperature should range from around 8°C (46°F) at night to 16°C (61°F) in the daytime in mid-winter. Expect from 80mm to 131mm of rainin a month, with the most rain in June tapering into August.
Winter accommodation
Outside of the holiday periods, Sydney accommodation will usually be available and should be relatively cheaper.
Winter activities
The weather’s fine for a walking tour of Sydney. Visit The Rocks, the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australian Museum, Hyde Park, Chinatown, Darling Harbour.
Go on a harbor cruise. At the very least, take a Sydney ferry and cross the harbor to Manly.
Take a daytrip north, south and west of Sydney.
Spot the whales as they travel north in the whale migration season.
Go bushwalking at the Royal National Park.
1. Considering weather and accommodation, the best time to visit Sydney is in ________.
A. June B. July C. August D. December
2. Which of the following activities is NOT recommended in the passage?
A. Going skiing near Sydney.
B. Hunting whales in the Royal Botanic Gardens.
C. Touring Sydney on foot.
D. Bushwalking at the Royal National Park.
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One of the most significant actions of your life is that you support someone when you help him or her through a challenging time. However, the best is that when you support others, you are also supporting yourself. When you to give support to others, it is usually a that you are also stopping giving support to yourself.
I was hooked on a story about Donna, which clearly showed the of support.
Several months ago, Donna had just broken up with her boyfriend and had a difficult time accepting the . She refused to be accompanied and stayed at home , weeping all the time ,which certainly was not helping.
Early one morning, Donna received a phone call with some news: her best friend’s brother had been in an accident. Donna had known this friend, Mary, and her brother her entire life, and the news was devastating. Donna her sadness and got the soon and drove to Mary’s house to be with her.
At the and afterwards, she held Mary close while she cried tears, sat by her side as the waves of grief Mary, and slept next to her to make sure she did not wake up alone. During that time she hardly felt any in her heart.
Several weeks later, when life began to return to normal, Donna that the level of support she had given Mary far overtook any support she had herself during her dark time. She was able to use the support she had given her friend as a for the support she needed.
When you find yourself to support others, see if there’s something within yourself that is not supporting. , when you give complete support to others, it’ll mirror those places within you that require the same level of attention.
1.A. policy B. part C. position D. pattern
2.A. refuse B. pretend C. start D. decide
3.A. sight B. signature C. sign D. signal
4.A. example B. power C. function D. definition
5.A. disaster B. truth C. divorce D. loss
6.A. quietly B. worriedly C. alone D. along
7.A. terrible B. amazing C. dangerous D. surprising
8.A. claimed B. killed C. injured D. caught
9.A. really B. barely C. exactly D. nearly
10.A. removed B. overcame C. recognized D. changed
11.A. door B. gate C. car D. bus
12.A. pray B. party C. funeral D. break
13.A. endless B. enough C. permanent D. consistent
14.A. ran over B. turned over C. washed over D. looked over
15.A. sadness B. horror C. panic D. thrill
16.A. recalled B. realized C. reminded D. remembered
17.A. presented B. provided C. favored D. offered
18.A. mirror B. candle C. challenge D. gift
19.A. incredible B. inadequate C. unable D. unlikely
20.A. In short B. In other words C. On the whole D. On the contrary
In spite of his ________ to be a scholar in that field, he is not well equipped with that talent.
A. potential B. competence
C. ambition D. character
I’m afraid there might have been 1000 audience in the concert last night, _____?
A. am not I B. aren’t I
C. mightn’t there D. weren’t there
_________ in the adult ceremony, the senior students feel they are shouldering heavier responsibilities now.
A. Swear B. Sworn
C. Having sworn D. To have sworn
Tu Youyou won Nobel Prize in Medicine for her discoveries that helped doctors fight malaria and _______ caused by roundworm parasites.
A. injections B. infections
C. prescriptions D. presentations
