Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented （租）their homes. The rented homes were usually apartments （公寓）.

74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.

Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average （平均）, 2.64 people lived at home in early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.

Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.

An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.

1. Most Americans live ________, according to the passage.

     A．in or around the cities                           B．in cities

   C．a(chǎn)round cities                                       D．in the country

2. How many American families own a cat?

     A．About 40%.                                        B．About 20%.

   C．About 74%.                                        D．About 26%.

3. On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994.

     A．more than 3                                        B．only 3.5

   C．less than 2                                          D．a(chǎn)bout 2.64

4. ________ in the US have their own bedrooms.

     A．All of the people                                  B．Most of the children

   C．Half of the teenagers                            D．Only some of the teenagers

5. What can we learn from the passage?

      A．In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes.

      B．Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger.

      C．A Japanese moves more often than an American.  

      D．An American moves more often than an Englishman.

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