Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different. People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the "new name" for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born. Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country. In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband"s after she gets married. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband"s. Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations (情况) and their husband"s in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband"s.
different people | reason to change the name | Hanna | It is 1. for people to remember. | Joseph | He wants to have a name that"s 2. . | famous people | Their name may sound 3. . | Li Kaiming | Using different names can make 4. easier. | a woman | After she gets 5. , she may change her name. |
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1. easier 2. unusual 3. special 4. life 5. married |
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阅读短文,根据短文内容完成句子,每空填一词。 | DearMissLi, I"d like to thank you for sending money to "Animal Helpers", an organization set up to help disabled people. For sure you have helped make it possible for me to have "Lucky", who has filed my life with pleasure. "Lucky" is a specialy trained dog for the disabled. It is a good name for him because If eel very lucky to havehim. Being blind, deaf, unable to use my hands easily are the chalenges I face. "Lucky" helps me open and shut the doors, carry things and even answer the telephone. He cheers me up a lot. I"ll send you a photo of him if you like, and Icould show you how he helps me too one day. And I thank you again for supporting "Animal Helpers". It is important that this organization does not run out of money. Your donation is greatly appreciated and the money is well used to help disabled people like me. Bestwishes, Liz Smith | 1. Liz Smith is a __________ man who is __________ to see or hear. 2. "Lucky" is the __________ of a specialy __________ dog. 3. "Animal Helpers" is an organization that was __________ up to __________ the disabled. 4. Liz Smith will __________ Miss Lia photo of the dog and __________ her how "Lucky" helps him. 5. Liz Smith wrote this letter to __________ Miss Lif or her __________ to Animal Helpers. | 阅读短文,选择正确答案。 | Good morning. The program today is about music. The word "music" comes from the Greek word "muse". The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but is uses sounds. Today"s program brings together music from different corners of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone"s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. 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Music was from a Greek village. D. Everyone is interested in pop music. | 4. The speaker believes that . | [ ] | A. music is a spoken language B. music develops as we grow up C. music is above the other arts D. music plays an important part in our life | 5. What is NOT the purpose of this music program? | [ ] | A. To study the language of music. B. To learn more about the music. C. To give a complete background to the music. D. To give people some music to listen to. | 完形填空。 | It is Sunday morning. The students are going to the 1 . Lily and Lucy like animals 2 . They get up very 3 in the morning. After 4 they go to school. The students 5 at the school gate. They go there 6 . Miss Gao goes 7 them. There are many kinds of 8 in the zoo. The biggest one is 9 . But they can"t see any cats. The students 10 the zoo at four in the afternoon. Lily and Lucy get home at about five. They have a very good time. | ( )1. A. cinema ( )2. A. very well ( )3. A. early ( )4. A. supper ( )5. A. see ( )6. 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The camel"s food is grass and leaves of trees. | ( )1. Camels can walk through the desert because they don"t drink or eat. ( )2. People call the camels "the ship of desert", because all camels all camels can swim in the desert. ( )3. All camels have less than three humps. ( )4. Every camel, even the young, has got twelve pockets in its stomach. ( )5. Camels eat only grass. | 阅读短文,选择正确答案。 | Let me tell you my pen friend Ivan. He is 12 years old. He likes playing football. He usually play football with his friends at weekends. Ivan lives with his father and mother in a city in France. They have a dream home with five rooms, a swimming pool and a garden. They often have a party in the garden at weekends. They like to help their neighbours. His home is not near his school, so Ivan takes a bus for an hour and then walks for 10 minutes to school. There is a Basketball Club near his school. He likes play basketball in the club. Ivan"s father is a worker. He is busy. 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