20. The teacher praised her          her courage.

A. of                  B. for                  C. about              D. with

(A)

     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 Stone, because he wants to be different.

     People have a lot of reasons for changing names. Film stars, sportsmen and some other famous people 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 other reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a new name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Li when he moved to the United States. He uses Ken at his job or 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 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.

19. There is a high building        the street.

A. at the end of          B. by the end of    C. in the end           D. on the end

18. --Sorry, Tom. I took your pen by       

A. hand                B. mistake       C. bike               D. heart

17. Your composition was well writen          a few spelling mistakes.

A. besides              B. except               C. except for           D. but

16.           the students in their school          over two hundred.

A. The number of; is                            B. The number of; are

C. A number of; is                             D. A number of; are

15. The wealth of society       by the labouring people.

A. created             B. is created             C. invented              D. is invented

14. I can't          which bike to buy. They are both nice.

A. like                B. prefer                C. decide            D. follow

13. I like it very much. It's          interesting          exciting.

A. neither, nor          B. not; but       C. not only; but also     D. either; or.