Olivia and Jack are the most popular names in Britain for babies born in 2008, according to a survey made by the website Bounty．Jack has been top for 14 years since it took over from Thomas．
Grace－made famous by the Hollywood star Grace Kelly－slipped back into third place behind Ruby, the name of singer Charlotte Church's daughter．
Summer climbed 28 places from 44th to 16th
．Ava－the name of singer Myleene Klass's daughter－also leapt 15 places to 19th．
The troubles of the singer Amy Winehouse perhaps had an effect on the popularity of the name．It dropped three places to 23rd．Rebecca is also on the wane(变弱), ranking 48th．So is Courtney, which ranked 88th．
Theo, obviously inspired by England's teenage football hero Theo Walcott, is among the biggest climbers in the boy's list, rising from 70th to 58th．
An employee of Bounty said, “Baby names have witnessed the biggest changes over the last decade as parents are increasingly influenced by celebrities．The Bounty baby name poll also shows parents are continuing to be creative and inspirational about the names they choose for their children．Some parents want a name that's totally unique, and names such as Zebedee, Selim and Zenon are now emerging and growing in popularity．Others are simply breaking with convention and becoming bolder in their choice of names．”
“While politicians' names may be growing in popularity in America, British politicians don't influence our choice of names in the UK．Traditional royal names continue to be supreme(最高的)in the boys' top 100,” The employee said．
(1)
Which of the following girl names ranks the second?
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A．
Grace
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B．
Ruby
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C．
Kelly
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D．
Charlotte
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(2)
Baby names changed a lot mainly because of the influence of ________
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A．
stars
B．
parents
C．
media
D．
politicians
(3)
What kind of names covers the most in the top 100 boys' names?
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A．
Unique names
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B．
Creative names
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C．
Famous people's names
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D．
Traditional royal names
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(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that ________
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A．
Thomas was the first in boy names in 1994
B．
Summer ranked 28th in the girls' list in 2007
C．
Rebecca might be 50th in the girls' list in 2007
D．
Courtney climbed in the boy's list in 2008 compared with 2007
China’s newly-built railway to Tibet will be extended(延伸)to the border between China and Nepal, a local official said on Sunday．Meeting with visiting Nepali Deputy Prime Minister K．P．Sharma Oli, Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the government of the Tibet Autonomous Region, said Tibet is a remote place that is looking forward to being connected to south Asia．The railway extension will strengthen business exchanges, he said．Oli said Nepal hopes China can extend the railway to the border．
China and Nepal have more than 1400 km of border and five open border crossings．Nyalam, in Xigaze prefecture, is the only border crossing that has a highway．The Xigaze prefecture borders India, Nepal and Bhutan in the south．
According to current plans, a branch line will be built next year from Lhasa to Xigaze, the region’s second largest city located at an altitude of about 3800 meters and some 270 km from Lhasa．The project is expected to take three years．
The 1956-kilometer-long Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which starts from Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, was completed in July this year．
The city of Xigaze is the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, and the prefecture is also an important production base for Tibetan agriculture and animal husbandry(畜牧业)．Oli, who is also minister of foreign affairs, arrived in Lhasa Saturday for a eight-day official visit to China．
(1)
Where did K．P．Sharma Oli and Qiangba Puncog meet?
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A．
In Xigaze．
B．
In Nepal．
C．
In Nyalam．
D．
In Lhasa．
(2)
The branch line will be built for ________．
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A．
train
B．
plane
C．
automobile
D．
boat
(3)
From the passage we know ________．
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A．
the five open border crossings from China to Nepal are all in Xigaze
B．
the branch line to be built next year is from Lhasa to Nyalam
C．
there is no railway connecting Tibet with South Asia at present
