Australians place a high value on independence and personal choice. This means that a teacher or course tutor will not tell students what to do, but will give them a number of options and suggest they work out which one is the best in their circumstances. It also means that they are expected to take action if something goes wrong and seek out resources and support for themselves.
Australians are also prepared to accept a range of opinions rather than believing there is one truth. This means that in an educational setting, students will be expected to form their own opinions and defend the reasons for that point of view and the evidence for it.
Australians are uncomfortable with differences in status and hence idealize the idea of treating everyone equally. An illustration of this is that most adult Australians call each other by their first names. This concern with equality means that Australians are uncomfortable taking anything too seriously and are even ready to joke about themselves.4
Australians believe that life should have a balance between work and leisure time. As a consequence, some students may be critical of others who they perceive as doing nothing but study. Australian notions of privacy mean that areas such as financial matters, appearance and relationships are only discussed with close friends. While people may volunteer such information, they may resent someone actually asking them unless the friendship is firmly established. Even then, it is considered very impolite to ask someone what they earn.
Question 19. Which of the following could serve as the title for the passage?
        A. Things to Do in Australia         B. Australian Culture
        C. Australian Culture Shock         D. A story about Australia
Question 20. The word they in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
        A. circumstances         B. students         C. options         D. teachers
Question 21. In paragraph 3, most adult Australians call each other by their first names because _______.
A. They don’t feel comfortable with status differences
B. Australians get on well with each other
C. Australians find it difficult to remember people’s surnames
D. Australians ignore treating people equally
Question 22. The word perceive in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
        A. dislike         B. regard         C. criticize         D. admire
Question 23. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. A teacher or course tutor will not tell students what to do.
B. Students in Australia will be expected to form their own opinions.
C. Asking someone what they earn is considered polite.
D. Australians are prepared to accept a range of opinions.
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