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（结婚）. 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.
【小题1】Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is __________ for     
people to remember.

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（结婚）. 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.

1.Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is __________ for     

people to remember.

         A. louder  B. easier     C. prettier      D. harder

2.Famous people want their new names to ________________.

         A. have special sound              B. be ordinary

         C. have no meaning                 D. be unknown

3.Mr Li uses his new name when he___________________.

         A. stays with his family               B. is at his job

         C. is among Chinese friends            D. comes back to China

4.What is the best title(标题) of this passage?

         A. Family Names                    B. Women’s Names

         C. Changing Names                  D. Special Names

5.Which of the following is NOT true ?

A. Some women don’t change their own family name after they get married today.

B. Some women use their husband’s family name after they get married.

C. Some women don’t have family name after they get married.

D. Some women use both their own name and their husband’s

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.

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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.

1. Joseph changes his name to "Stone" because it is     

   A. Unusual           B. easier           C. prettier         D. harder

2. Hanna wants his name to be     

   A. longer            B. easier            C. different          D. unusual

3.           want their new names to be ordinary

   A. Foreigners                              B. Film stars, sportsmen and singers

C. Famous people                     D. Both B and C

4. Mr Li uses his new name when he    

   A. stays with his family                 B. is at his job

   C. is among Chinese friends            D. comes back to China

5. What is the best tide (标题) of this passage.

   A. Family name                 B. Women's Names

C. Changing Names                  D. Special Names  

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 she 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.

1. Hanna changes here name to Anne because “Anne” is ________ for people to remember.

A. louder               B. easier                C. prettier              D. harder

2. Famous people want their new names to________.

A. have special sound                  B. be ordinary

C. have no meaning                            D. be unknown

3. Mr Li uses his new name when he________.

A. stays with his family                B. is at his job

C. is among Chinese friends         D. comes back to China

4. What is the best title（标题）of this passage?

A. Family Names                         B. Women’s Names

C. Changing Names                     D. Special Names

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'.

46. Hanna changed her name to________

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

47. 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

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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.

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’.
【小题1】Hanna changed her name to____________