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（結(jié)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(情況) and their husband’s in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband’s.
【小題1】Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is __________ for     
people to remember.

（Four students are talking about the future after class.）
Deng Yu ：In 2050, China will be richer than it is now, Beijing will be getting ready for the 40th Olympic Games in 2052. We will see the blue and clear sky and smell the fresh air. There will be more pandas living happily China. I believe that 2050 will be the year of China.
Liu Yuan ：A holiday to the moon will no longer be a dream. We can also travel far to other planets and talk with the spacemen. We might also eat something like pills（藥丸）instead of today’s meals. Everyone will enjoy a longer life.
Sun Wei ：Robots will be very popular. They will do what people don’t want to do. We’ll build new homes on other planets. By then, I’ll be sixty years old. Maybe we will have an exciting talk in my new home on another planet!
Zhang Lan：By the year of 2050, cloning（克�。﹚ill be used in many ways. It will bring back animals which disappeared many years ago. There will be no pollution, the whole world will be one big family. There will be no wars. As time passes, we’ll live a much easier and better life.
【小題1】      thinks that people can spend their holidays on the moon in the future.
A．Deng Yu              B．Zhang Lan            C．Liu Yuan
【小題2】．What does Zhang Lan think will happen in the future.
A．There’ll be more animals which disappeared many years ago.
B．Robots will do the things that people don’t want to do.
C．People can talk with the spacemen.
【小題3】The 40th Olympic Games will be hosted in       .
A．Paris                B．Beijing              C．London
【小題4】How old will Sun Wei be        by 2050?
A．50                   B．60                   C．70
【小題5】．From the talk, we can know that       .
A．the 40th Olympic Games will take place in 2052.
B．we will have the same food in 2050 as we do now.
C．a(chǎn)ll the people will move to another planet in the future.