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Sonia and Robert are good friends. 1. Listen! They are talking about an interesting question in the corner. Why do many people change(改变) their names? There can be many reasons. For example, Robert changed his name to Tim because he thought it would be easier for people to remember. And Sonia is thinking about changing her name to an unusual(不寻常的) one because she wants to be different.

2. Film stars, pop singers, sports players and some other famous people often change their names because they want their names unusual, or to have special sound. They choose the "new name" for themselves but not the name their parents gave them when they were born.

Some people have another reason for changing their names. 3. For example, Li Liwen changed his name to Paul Lee when he moved to Australia. He uses the name Paul at his school in Australia. But his family and his Chinese friends still call him Li Liwen. 4.

In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband's after she gets married. 5.

A. They want to use a name that is usual there when they move to a new country.

B. People have lots of reasons for changing their names.

C. But today some women are keeping using their own family names and not using their husband's.

D. Names have different meanings in different countries.

E. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.

F. They like to do the same things.

G. Many kids have different hobbies.

Four girls go to school every day by taxi. One day one of the girls says, “There is a test this morning. Let’s get to school late. Then we will not have the test.”

“What can we tell the teacher?” One of the girls says. “He will be angry. We will need a good excuse.”

The girls think for a moment, then one of them says, “Let’s tell him that our taxi has a flat tire(瘪胎).”

“That’s a good idea,” the other girls say. “We will tell him that.”

They get to school an hour later. The test is over. “Why are you late? You missed the test."

"Our taxi had a flat tire." One of the girls said.

The teacher thought for a moment, then he said, "sit down, One of you in each corner of the room." The four girls do this.

Then the teacher says, “Write down a piece of paper the answer to this question: Which tire is flat?”

1.How do the girls go to school every day?

A. By bus B. By taxi C. By bike D. On foot

2.Why do the girls want to go to school so late?

A. They don’t like school.

B. They want to go shopping.

C. They don’t finish their homework

D. They don’t want to take a test.

3.what is the girls’ excuse for being late?

A. They get up late.

B. They can’t get a taxi.

C. Their taxi has a flat tire.

D. They forget(忘记) the time

4.Can the girls answer the teacher’s question?

A. No, they can’t. Because they can’t remember which tire is flat.

B. Yes, they can. Because there is a flat tire.

C. No, they can’t. Because they may give a different answer.

D. Yes, they can. Because all four tires are flat.

5.What can we know from the text?

A. They find a good excuse.

B. The teacher is very clever.

C. There is a flat tire.

D. They don’t like to go to school by bike.

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