A、Thirty days. B、Three weeks. C、Twenty days. D、Two weeks. D题目询问的是坐船去澳大利亚要花多长时间。由对话中男士说的“坐船去要花两个星期”可知，选项D(两个星期)为正确答案。

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?