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     Australia has passed regulations that will enable more international students to further their education in
the country.    The new measures were released by the Australian Department of Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations in September and will take effect in mid-2012.    As a result, the student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified, and the deposit (押金) required to study in Australia has been reduced. Language requirements for overseas students have also been eased.   
       Also, overseas students receiving a higher education in Australia will be granted a working visa lasting from two tofour years after graduation, as long as they meet the basic IELTS requirement.    "This change will definitely make Australia a more attractive destination for Chinese students planning to study overseas," says Wang Lan , a consultant from Education International Cooperation Group (EIC), a Beijing-based
company that provides services to students wishing to study overseas.    However, in the past few years,
many of Wang's student clients (客戶) could not start studies in Australia because they did not meet the
language requirements, visa processing took a long time and deposit regulations were tough. The change
in policy is good news for the parents of students wishing to study in Australia, Wang says.   
        A 22-year-old female student surnamed Li, in Beijing, who is planning to do her  postgraduate
studies in Australia, learned about the policy change several weeks ago.    "According to the previous
deposit requirement for my student visa, my family was required to put down 550,000 yuan ($86,850).
Now we only need to prepare 410,000 yuan. This is a relief for my parents," Li says.
      She also says that the two to four years working visa makes her feel much clearer about her study plans.    "I believe several years of working experience abroad will strengthen my competitiveness when I
return to China," she says.    Gaining a competitive advantage is the major reason for Chinese students to
study abroad, according to the report by EIC.
1. What's the main idea of the passage?  
A. Language requirement for overseas students have been eased in Australia.
B. Australia is a most attractive place for students in China.
C. Australia widens window of opportunity for international students.
D. More students will work in Australia after their graduation.
2. Which of the following is NOT the content of the new regulations?  
A. The student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified.
B. The deposit required to study in Australia has been reduced.
C. Language requirements for overseas students have been more difficult.
D. After graduation, some overseas students can get a working visa in Australia.
3. After the new regulations are passed, _______ .   
A. more students will come to Australia to work
B. more Chinese students will choose to live in Australia.
C. the opportunities to work in Australia decrease for overseas students
D. more Chinese students will choose to further their education in Australia
4. How much can Li's parents save according to the new regulations?  
A. 550,000 yuan
B. 140,000 yuan
C. 410,000 yuan
D. 86,850 yuan
5. Why do many students want to work in Australia after their graduation? 
A. The working experience abroad will strengthen their competitiveness.
B. They can earn more money in Australia.
C. Their working experience can make them stay in Australia forever.
D. They have to do so according to the new regulations.
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　　Mr．Lin figured that the quake on Saturday was 250 to 350 times more powerful than the Haitian quake．

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　　Why do scientists believe that the 2010 Chilean earthquake will not cause the same level of damage as January's Haitian earthquake did?

　　How does the 2010 Chilean earthquake compare to the 2004 Indonesian earthquake?

　　What reasons do scientists give to explain why the Indonesian quake caused so much more damage than the recent Chilean earthquake?

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the causes of the 2010 Chilean earthquake and the 1960 Chilean earthquake

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