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 famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new names ” for themselves instead of the names 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 got married. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own names in some situations and their husbands’ in other situations. And some use both their own names and their husbands’.

(   )1. Hanna changed her name to____________

    A. Anne       B. Hans        C. Hnne         D. Anna

(   ) 2. Joseph is thinking about changing his name because he wants to______.

A.move to another place  B. have a name with special sound

C.be different          D. make life easier in a new country

(   )3. In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband,s ____.

A.in all situations         B. because she loves her husband

C. before she got married   D. after she got married

(   )4. People change their names because______________

A.there is only one reason      B.there are two reasons

C.there may be many reasons   D.there are five reasons

(   )5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Anne and Joseph are talking about changing their names.

B.People like to be usual, so they change their names.

C.In many countries, women change their names after they got married.

D.There are many reasons for people to change their names.


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Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before 1 every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never 2 . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food, 3 . She weighed herself every day.

One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a 4 sitting in a chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking, 5 he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”

He had a wide smile 6 his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.

“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”

Alicia thought he 7 very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the 8 of a happy old age.

“I hope you don’t 9 me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do 10 I am your age.”

The man in the chair said, “My secret for 11 ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes(香烟) every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”

Alicia was 12 . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did 13 wrong. She thought he should be 14 and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life 15 eating well or doing lots of exercise.

“How old are you?” she asked.

“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”

1. A. lunch B. breakfast C. dinner D. supper

2. A. exercised B. drank C. worked D. slept

3. A. too B. also C. either D. still

4. A. man B. woman C. boy D. girl

5. A. so B. but C. and D. or

6. A. in B. with C. at D. on

7. A. saw B. looked C. listened D. found

8. A. secret B. dream C. plan D. future

9. A. stand B. mind C. allow D. enjoy

10. A. when B. since C. though D. for

11. A. health B. success C. happiness D. life

12. A. surprised B. worried C. excited D. relaxed

13. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

14. A. angry B. serious C. quiet D. sick

15. A. through B. from C. without D. by

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