A、By ship. B、By train. C、By plane. D、By bus. C题目询问的是查尔斯将怎么去澳大利亚度假。由对话中女士的问话“你打算怎么去那里”及男士的回答“当然是坐飞机”，可以得出正确答案为C项(坐飞机)。

W: Where are you going for your holidays, Charles?
M: To Australia, I’m going to visit my uncle in Sydney for 3 weeks.
W: Great You certainly are lucky. How are you going there?
M: By air, of course. It takes 2 weeks to go by sea.
W: I used to think flying was very exciting until once I went to Singapore by air.
M: Why? Did you feel frightened?
W: Not at first but then one of the engines caught fire.
M: What did the pilot do?
W: He put the fire out and flew the plane back to the airport
M: Did you land safely?
W: Yes, we did. But I will never fly again.
8. How will Charles go to Australia for his holiday?
9. How long does it take to go to Australia by ship?
10. How did the woman feel about flying after she went to Singapore by air?