12．A great many people，when they speak of home，tend to connect it with a certain atmosphere，certain physical surroundings（環(huán)境），and certain emotional attitudes within themselves．This sentimentality（多愁善感） toward home is something that has come down to us from the past．Many modern people do not have it，and I think it is a good thing that they do not．
In the old days，life was difficult．Enemies could attack you and kill or rob you，and you had little protection against them．People did not live in well-built houses where doors could be locked．They did not have the protection of an organized police force or telephones which could call the police instantly．How did this influence the way people felt about home？Small family groups clung（貼近） tightly together for protection against beasts and against other men．
Today，thanks to modern transportation and well-organized society，thousands of people willingly and eagerly leave the surroundings where they were born，and the oftener they do so，the less sentiment they are likely to have for those surroundings．I lived in England for three years，and I noticed that boys and girls left their parents'homes and lived in places of their own．There they could just telephone and ask an agency to provide them with a house or an apartment，which was their home．How has the meaning of this word"home"been changed by such activity？What does home mean to those people or to families who often move about，living in first one hotel and then another？I believe that for them home means a place where they can have privacy．
As for me，the atmosphere and surroundings of the place where my parents live have no sentimental attachment（依戀）．Home is where I can shut the door and be by myself．When I left my parents several years ago，I was anxious to leave．You might call it unfeeling，but that was the way I felt．On the day of my departure for the United States，my grandmother cried．My father，however，showed that he knew how I felt．"Son，"he said，"I am not sorry that you are leaving us．I only hope that you make the most of your time．"
77．Why are modern people willing to leave their parents'homes？C
A．Because they can afford the money to live outside．
B．Because there are no wild animals or enemies around．
C．Because the society provides them with the feeling of safety．
D．Because they are not actually satisfied with their environment．
78．What can we learn from the article？B
A．Surroundings influence the way that people act．
B．Not many modern people have sentimentality toward home．
C．Rights to privacy are well protected in modern society．
D．Older people can hardly understand the leaving of the young．
79．What is the best title for the passage？D
A．The History of Home
B．People and Home
C．Different Ideas of Home
D．Ideas of Home Have Changed．
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