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 idealise 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.
     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. With older people, it is also rude to ask how old they are, why they are not married or why they do not have children. It is also impolite to ask people how much they have paid for something, unless there is a very good reason for asking.
Câu 33: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
     A. Things to do in Australia                                        B. Australian culture
     C. A story about Australia                                            D. Australian culture shock
Câu 34: The word "them" in paragraph 1 refers to         .
     A. circumstances                B. options                          C. Australians                    D. students
Câu 35: In paragraph 3, most adult Australians call each other by their first names because           .
     A. Australians restrict class discrimination
     B. Australians get on well with each other
     C. Calling each other by their first names makes them friendlier
     D. Australians are difficult to remember people's surnames
Câu 36: The word "critical" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to                        .
     A. complimentary              B. faultfinding                   C. grateful                         D. appreciate
Câu 37: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
     A. Students in Australia will be expected to form their own opinions.
     B. Australians are prepared to accept a range of opinions.
     C. Asking someone what they earn is considered fairly polite.
     D. A teacher or course tutor will not tell students what to do.
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