SchoolinSydneystartsaroundFebruaryeveryyear.Theweatherisveryhotsoit'sareliefthatthere'saswimmingcarnival(狂欢节)duringthistime.Therearemanyswimmingracesandwateractivitiesforustohavefunandgetpointsfor

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School in Sydney starts around February every year. The weather is very hot so it's a relief that there's a swimming carnival (狂欢节) during this time. There are many swimming races and water activities for us to have fun and get points for some rewards.

This year's swimming carnival gave me some surprises. After taking some races I entered the breaststroke (蛙泳) race for 12-year-olds. However as there were too many 12-year-olds who wanted to race my friend and I had to wait until the next race. When it was finally our turn we had to race 13-year-olds. I felt determined to get into the top 3. After all the other racers were better at swimming than me. When the whistle blew I jumped straight into the water. I came third at last and was very surprised and proud that I got a place in the next round!

Besides races other water activities were also interesting. I joined an activity called kickboard (踢板) races. It was like a relay (接力) .One person swims to the other side of the pool and passes a board to the person waiting there. Then the person swims back and passes the board on. Sometimes we raced each other from one side to the other before passing the board on. The other students cheered happily for us.

I liked the carnival. It helped us learn how to take part work together and have fun at school.

1. A swimming carnival was held because .

A. it was the beginning of the term

B. students can have fun in hot weather

C. it was required in a PE class

D. the school wanted to give students a surprise

2. The writer got the third place in .

A. a kickboard race

B. a diving competition

C. a breaststroke race

D. a relay race

3. If you take part in a kickboard race you need to.