题目内容：

完形填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A, B, C 项中选出最佳选项，并将答案填涂在对应的答题卡上。

Australia is the greatest (最大的) island in the world . It is much ___than China. It is in the ____ of the Earth. So when it is ____ summer in China, it is cold winter in Australia.

Australia is big , but the population there is ____. The population of Australia ____ the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.

Australia is famous ____ its ____ and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find ____ in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, ____ are sheep. Have you ever seen (你曾经见过) a kangaroo ? It has a “bag” in its body. The ____ kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very interesting, isn’t it?

1.A. smaller   B. the smaller    C. small         D. a smaller

2.A. north     B. west           C. south         D. east

3.A. warm    B. hot            C. cold          D. cool

4.A. small     B. more          C. much         D. big

5.A. am       B. is           C. are           D. be

6.A. for       B. as           C. about         D. from

7.A. horses    B. cats           C. bears         D. sheep

8.A. you      B. yourself       C. your        D. yours

9.A. there     B. where        C. somewhere    D. everywhere

10.A. girl     B. son          C. father        D. mother