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You may have heard of the famous saying, "East or West, home is the best. "

What does the word "home" mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It's not surprising, because the idea of home is "different from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It's the cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.

Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it's more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.

We asked some people about their homes.

How often do people move house in your country?

"In my country many people don't stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so. "

                                                                        --Chery, Boston, USA.                                                                                                          

What a e features (特征) of homes in your country ?

"In Britain, even in town, there's always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don't often have balconies(阳台). The weather isn't warm enough !"                                                                                      

                                                                               --Pat, Exeter, England

 (    ) 66. The word "home" sometimes has no exact translation because________.

A. people can't find this word in the dictionary

B. no one knows what it is

C. it has different meanings in different countries

D. people can't understand each other very well

(     )67. According to the passage, at home, you can do everything except______.

A. making friends                     B. cooking and eating

C. playing and talking                D. sleeping and relaxing

(     ) 68. Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe?

A. Because they want to breathe fresh air outside.

B. Because there's a fire in the living room.

C. Because they wear heavy clothes all day long.

D. Because the sun there shines a lot.

 (     ) 69. From the second paragraph, what kind of homes people have depends on _____.

A. whether they are rich or not

B. the climate(气候) they have

C. how old they are

D. whether they live in the city or countryside

(     ) 70. Which one of the sentences below is true?

A. People in Britain seldom have balconies because it's so hot outside.

B. Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime.

C. Homes look the same in different countries.

D. Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors.

D

A fish that lives in America can live out. of water for months at a time, similar to how animals got used to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.

The Mangrove Rivulus, a kind of little fish, lives in small pools of water. When their living place dries up, they live. on the land, said Scott Taylor, a researcher in Florida.                        

The fish can grow as large as three inches. They group together and breathe air through their skin before they can find water again.

The new scientific discovery came during a trip. 

"We were travelling for fun. and one day I kicked over a log (圆木) and the fish came out," Taylor told reporters by telephone. He said he would make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year.

In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.

Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish(肺鱼) found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in a not active(活波的)way. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and keep active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at a Canadian University.

More studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.

"These animals live in conditions similar to those millions of years ago, when animals began to move from water onto land," Wright said.

(     )71. The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that_________.

A. lives on land in Africa

B. can stay alive for months out of water

C. prefers living in dry places

D. is the longest living fish on earth

(     )72. Who will write a report on Mangrove Rivulus?

A, Scott Taylor.                      B. Some reporters.

C. Patricia Wright.                   D. Scientists from Europe.

(    )73. According to the passage, lungfish can___________.

A. breathe through its skin         B. be found in Asia

C. keep alive out of water            D. keep alive and walk on land

(     )74. Which one of the sentences below is not true?

A. The Mangrove Rivulus fish can live out of water as long as other animals if it has something to eat.

B. Millions of years ago, animals began to live onto land from water.

C. Lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of  water in a not active way.

D. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time.

(     )75. What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulus?

A. ft was made by Scott Taylor, a researcher in New york.

B. It was helped by an American magazine.

C. It was helped by Patricia Wright.

D. It was made by a researcher while travelling.