Coober Pedy is a small town in the Australian desert（沙漠）．It's famous not only for its opals（貓眼石），but also for a very unusual reason-the people live and work underground.
Why do people choose to live （4）①_____the ground？To avoid（避開）the hot days and cold nights-daytime temperatures can rise to 50℃ or more and on a cold night they can fall to zero.The locals say that their strange lifestyle is the only answer to the unpleasant climate（氣候）．In the underground homes，the temperature is always at very pleasant 19℃ to 24℃.But that's not the only advantage；the people there don't need to pay builders if they want to build a home or make any changes.
You would be very surprised to see how well people manage to live underground.They have modern kitchens and bathrooms，sometimes even spas（溫泉）.（5）"People think it's impossible to live here and that we're like ancient people，but that's not true."says Bev Smith，who has lived in Coober Pedy for over 30 years."When my husband Larry and I first（4）②_____ here，life was very difficult and many people decided to leave.But now，things have changed a lot and we're very comfortable.We now have underground shops，hotels，restaurants，cafes and churches！"
Abigail and Brian Tynan （4）③_____their large house in Melbourne（墨爾本） two years ago to live in an underground home."My mouth fell off when I saw my wonderful underground home，"remembers Brian."I really enjoy living here"．
（1）Where is Coober Pedy？（no more than 9 words）
In the Australian desert.In the Australian desert.
（2）What's the temperature in the underground homes in Coober Pedy？
It's 19℃ to 24℃.It's 19℃ to 24℃.
（3）How much do people pay builders if they want to build a home？
They don't have to pay the builder.They don't have to pay the builder.
（4）Fill in the blanks with proper words.
①underunder
②camecame
③leftleft
（5）Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.
人們覺得不可能住在這里。人們覺得不可能住在這里。
【答案】In the Australian desert.；It's 19℃ to 24℃.；They don't have to pay the builder.；under；came；left；人們覺得不可能住在這里。
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