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     Mr and Mrs Albina，with 64 children，have the world's largest family．Not one of their children is adopted（领养）．

    When people hear about the Albinas' large family，the first question they ask is，"How is it possible？How can one woman give birth to 64 children in her lifetime？"The answer is simple：

Every time Mrs Albina gave birth，she had twins or triplets．

    Soon after the Albinas got married the children came quickly，in twos and threes．The first 21 children were boys．Mrs Albina loved her sons，but she wanted a daughter very much．

    The Albinas spent the early years in Argentina．Then they decided to move to Chile．To travel from Argentina to Chile，they had to cross the Andes Mountains．Mr and Mrs Albina and their 21 sons made the difficult，two﹣week journey on mules．One night there was a terrible snowstorm in the mountains．During the snowstorm，Mrs Albina gave birth to triplets，a boy and﹣two girls!

    The oldest Albina children are in their thirties and forthies．They are on their own now，but 18 of the Albina children still live with their parents．The family lives in a two﹣room shack in Colina，Chile．The shack has electricity but no toilet or running water．The children wash in a small bowl in the dusty backyard．

    At times there is very little food in the Albinas'small house．When there is not enough food for everyone，Mrs Albina makes sure the youngest children do not go hungry．"The smallest eat first，and then the bigger ones．We've always done it that way，"she says．Obviously，the Albinas do not have enough money for their big family．Why，then，do they continue to have children？

    The Albinas do not use birth control because it is against their religion （宗教）．They could let other people take care of their children，but Mrs．Albina will not allow it"When my two brothers and l were babies：she says，''our mother left us at an orphanage（孤儿院）and never returned．We lived there together until we were five．Then a couple adopted my brothers，and I was left behind．I was heartbroken．I promised myself that when I became a mother，l would never give my children away．Even if I didn't have much money，I would always take care of my children myself．"Mrs Albina has kept her promise．

l．How many people are there in the world's largest family？　　

A.66：a mother，a father and their 64 adopted children．

B.66：a mother，a father and their 64 children．

C.23：a mother，a father and their 21 sons．

2．All ofthe Albina children are　　．

A．living in Argentina  

B．in their thirties and forties      

C．twins or triplets    

3．The Albina family is　　．

A．poor            

B．middle class           

C．rich

4．The Albinas do not use birth control because　　．

A．they want to have as many children as possible

B．they don't know about birth control

C．it is against their religion

5．Mrs Albina will not let other people take care of her children because　　．

A．she is afraid other people won't take good care of them

B．she promised that she would always take care of her children herself

C．she has a lot of money and can take care of them herself．

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