But while other words used in the same context, such as ‘sorry’ or ‘what’, vary widely across languages, ‘huh’ remains unchanged.

　　The Dutch researchers recorded around 20 informal conversations in each of ten languages from around the world.

　　These included Siwu, which is spoken in Ghana, Cha’ palaa from Ecuador, and Murriny Patha—an Australian Aboriginal language, as well as Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Mandarin.

　　The tapes were analysed for words that sounded like ‘huh? ’and were used to request that whatever had just been said was repeated.

　　All contained a version(版本)of ‘huh’. The word was also found in another 21 languages from around the globe that were studied in less detail.

　　While there were subtle differences in each country, all had a near-identical sound.

　　This is surprising because normally unrelated languages will use very different words to describe the same thing. For instance, the Japanese for ‘dog’ is ‘inu’, while the French is ‘chien’.

　　It is thought that languages around the world have developed their own version of ‘huh’ because the sound is quick and simple to form, as well as being easily understood.

　　67. What’s the best title of the passage?

　　A. The word ‘huh’

　　B. Languages around the world

　　C. The changing language

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