Have you ever heard the interesting sentences like “Every dog has its day”, “They live a cat-and-dog life”? Doyou know what they mean in English? In fact, there are a lot of expressions about dogs, and there are often someinteresting stories behind them. Take “It rains cats and dogs” for example. It doesn’t mean cats and dogs fall downfrom the sky. People believe its story can go back to England of the 17th century. During those times, there werealways many dead cats and dogs around in the water after heavy rain. That’s why “It rains cats and dogs” means “itrains hard.” There is another story about this expression. In old times, people believed that the bad spirits of cats anddogs could bring lots of rain. Whether you believe it or not, the expressions really make languages more interesting.

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【題組】34. What does   them   refer to?
(A) Dogs and cats.
(B) People.
(C) Stories.
(D) Sentences.