Have you ever seen the Man in the Moon?If you (75)___the Moon closely on some nights,you can see the face of the Man in the Moon.Some people say that they can see an old man carrying sticks.Others say that they can see a girl reading a book.Long long ago,the Romans and Greeks thought that the stars and planets they could see were gods living in the sky.They gave these stars and planets the names of their gods and goddesses and the Moon was (76)___as Diana,who was also goddess of the hunts (狩猎女神..
People used to think that the moon was made of green cheese because of the (77)___of the Moon's surface and the small dark areas on it.People also thought that the dark areas formed a kind of face which they called the Man in the Moon.We now know that there are mountains,plains and holes on the Moon's surface.
The word"lunatic"comes from the Latin word"luna"meaning"moon".People used to believe that anybody who was mad had been affected in some way by the Moon.(78)___ people were supposed to be more mad at the time of the full moon.
Werewolves (狼人.are said to be affected by the Moon.In some areas people still think that some people change into wolves at the time of the full moon.But in fact,like vampires (吸血鬼.,werewolves (79)___exist in horror films and books!And we can see them nowhere.
There are many superstitions (迷信的.connected with the Moon.It is said to be not(80)___ to look at a new moon through glass,but the full moon is the time to make wishes or choose a husband.