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.

  Last Sunday I saw the worst storm in years. It came suddenly and went on for more than three hours. After lunch,1 went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, and all was quiet. The strong wind started blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out of the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall.

  When I came back into the house, it was raining harder and harder. I tried very hard to close the window. Then I heard a loud crashing(碰撞的)sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out what it was---a big tree had fallen down and broke the top of the back room.

41. The storm happened _______.

  A. in the morning              B. in the afternoon

  C. while I was in the back room    D. while I was in the garden

42. Before the storm came, the weather was_______.

  A. cold        B. cool        C. hot     D. warm

43. The storm went on for_______.

  A. over three hours B. three hours C. less than three hours  D. two hours

44. The wind blew some of the paper_______.

  A. all over the floor             B. out of the door

  C. into the back room           D. out of the open window

45. The top of the back room was broken because of_______.

A. the hot air                 B. the crashing sound

C. the rain                   D. the falling tree

A film called "The Year of the Yao" has been produced. The one-and-a-half hour  31 follows Yao Ming's first year in the United States. Although Yao 32 cultural(文化)and language problems in his first year in America, he deals(处理)well with the 33 .He finds friendship and  34  from others and always has confidence(自信)in himself.

  He is now in his third NBA season, but this season is his first  35  with new Rockets player Tracy Mcgrady.

  The Rockets  36 five games straight at the end of their first month and Yao has needed time to work well with Mcgrady.

  "I haven't been playing as everyone  37  ,"Yao says. However, he also says that he has been trying to improve, and things are  38  getting better in the near future.

  Things may not be easy right now,  39  Yao Ming is still the favourite of his fans. In a recent ballot(投票),he got more than2.5million votes(票)from fans all over the world, 40 is more than Michael Jordan!

31. A. comedy(喜剧) B.documentary(记录片)C.thriller(惊险片) D. action movie(动作片)

32. A. faces    B. solves      C. picks       D. sees

33. A. problem  B. stress(压力)     C. people      D. sport

34. A. support(支持) B.money  C.mistakes D. regards(问候)

35. A. fighting  B. eating       C. playing     D. jumping

36. A. won     B. lost        C. beat        D. defeated(打败)

37. A. thinks    B.wants      C. expects(期待) D. imagine(想象)

38. A. hardly    B. surely       C. easily       D. strangely

39. A. because  B. if          C. or         D. but

40. A. as       B. who        C. which      D. what

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