Australia is famous for its beautiful beaches. And Australian people love swimming and going to the beach. But it wasn't always that way.

Different Climate, Different habits

When Europeans first invaded Australia, the only people here who were good at swimming were the Aboriginal people. The Europeans came from climates where it was too cold to swim. Also some people worried that they would get sick if they wet their whole body.

However the warm climate of Australia soon changed their attitude to swimming. At first, only men swam. They swam naked - there were no women to see them.

Cover up!

By the 1880’s and 90’s visiting the beach was very fashionable and a lot of people went there, especially in warm weather. They wore everyday street clothes - much more than people wear at the beach today.

In those days, people believed they should cover most of their body so it would not be seen by the opposite sex. Special bathing costumes were designed for women. These costumes used a lot of cloth and were very heavy when wet, making it difficult to swim.

Laws Made and Laws Changed

The government decided to stop men swimming naked．It passed a law which forbade bathing between 6am and 7pm. Many people objected to this law and wrote letters to the government asking it to change the laws. In 1903, the laws changed; people could swim in the daytime, but they had to wear neck-to-knee costumes.

The Shrinking Costume

As time passed, swimming costumes became smaller and more convenient.

At first men and women were covered from neck to knee. Then the arms became bare. Then more of the legs were uncovered．Each new change was regarded by many as shocking and rude and people wrote letters to the newspapers complaining about the new costumes. Nowadays some people go to special "nude (裸體) beaches" to swim naked．

However, most people cover their bodies more than they did ten years ago -- not because they think bare skin is shocking -- but to protect their skin from the harmful rays of the sun.

The climate of Australia _____.

       A．made European setters think differently about swimming

       B．change European setters’ swimming costume

       C．made European setters hotter

       D．made European setters swim naked

During the late 19th century, swimmers should _____.

       A．hide when they see a person of the opposite sex

       B．cover their bodies

       C．wear many heavy clothes

       D．take no notice of their clothes

According to the law just before1903, people must _____.

       A．not swim in the main daylight hours

       B．only swim between 6am and 7pm

       C．have a bath at 6am and 7pm

       D．swim with neck-to-knee costumes between 6am and 7pm

The last paragraph of the passage states that _____.

       A．people worry about getting skin cancer from too much sun

       B．people protect their ten-year-old sons from bare skin

       C．people are shocked by the sun

       D．people think it rude to swim with the smaller costumes

________ by the advances in technology, many farmers have set up wind farms on their land.

A. Being encouraged     B. Encouraging

C. Encouraged       D. Having encouraged

The house was sold for $60,000, which was far more than its real ____.

A. cost   B. value   C. price   D. money

The employee must have been dismissed by the employer last month, ____ he?

A. haven't     B. hasn't   C. didn't    D. wasn't

The man, ____ legs were badly hurt by a ______worker, was____to hospital at once.

A. whose; careless; taken   B. his; careless; sent

C. whose; carelessly; sent   D. his; carelessly; taken

_____ private cars are bringing us convenience, they may also cause more traffic accidents and pollution.

A.While    B.As      C.If       D.Since

My father ____ my brother for driving but he wanted to pick ____ the knowledge of the computer during his spare time.

A. advised; up    B.persuaded; out   C.intended; up   D.managed; out

.--- Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the bank?

---Oh, that's ____, it's either the second or the third road on the left.

A. the difficult one   B. a hard one  C. an easy one   D. the very one

To our surprise, the painting considered______ should have won the prize.

A. being copied    B. having been copied  C. to have copied  D. to have been copied

The women’s club _________ Lin, a foreign company employee who used to pay little attention to her appearance, to improve her dress style and become more confident and open-minded.

       A. enabled                                  B. had enabled      

C. has enabled                               D. enables