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The houses we live in are very important. They keep us from being cold in the winter and hot in the summer. In the winter they keep out the snow. They also keep out the wind. Even if it is blowing outside, we are nice and warm inside. In the summer houses keep the hot sun from us. When it rains, they keep us from getting wet. Houses are also places where we can feel safe. People can't get at us or our things. Houses give us a place to be together with our families and friends. Mothers and fathers care for their children there. The children play there. The family eat and sleep under the same roof. Houses are different in many ways. They are made of different things. Some houses are made of wood. Some are made of stone. Sometimes more than one thing is used to make a house. Houses come in different sizes. Some houses have only one room. Some houses have more than one room. Big apartment houses found in cities have a great many rooms. They hold many families. The rooms in which each family lives are called an apartment. Houses are different in the ways they are built. Houses in hot countries can be lightly built. In places it rains much of the time, houses must keep out the water.
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According to the passage, the houses can keep out __________. A. the wind B. the snow C. hot sun D. all the above
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. People feel safe in house. B. Children often play in house. C. Families and friends get together in house. D. Families and friends live in the same house.
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From the passage we can infer that __________. A. people in some places it rains much of the time like to live in houses which can keep out of the water B. people in the cold places like to live in the strong houses to keep safe C. people in hot places like to live in the lightly-built houses to get heat D. people may find more big apartment in cities than in towns