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Nineteen-year-old Beau
Jessup is studying Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics. She
started her own business 1 she was just 15. She is paying her way through
college by helping Chinese2find names for their children through her 3Special
Name.
In a TED Talk in 2016,
Jessup 4 that during a trip to China about two years
ago, one of her father's colleagues asked her to 5 an English name for her daughter. Based on the
6 from her father of the young
girl's personality, Jessup picked a name that 7 the colleague. This experience 8 her to build the Chinese language website
specialname. cn to 9 Chinese parents pick English names for their
kids.
Jessup 10 a database of 4,000 names for the website with
five characteristics. Each name 11 what that name means. After parents enter the
gender (性别)and characteristics of the
child, the website will recommend(推荐)three 12 and provide two examples of famous people 13 to each name.
"The parents
involve their family and friends in the final14 , making their chosen name both appropriate
and special," Jessup explained. Jessup at first provided the service for
free, but after naming 162,000 babies, she 15 customers for a fee.
"Most of my
customers are parents who 16that their children will study abroad…he English names used by our Chinese friends are 17 names which is used primarily to help them fit
in 18 stand out when they study abroad. "
"The first time a
parent sent me a photograph of their baby, a beautiful little girl 'Ellen', the
mother 19me for giving her an English name and
she said that she hoped this name would help her 20 friends in the future."
(1)
A .
until
B .
when
C .
so
D .
that
(2)
A .
parents
B .
friends
C .
relatives
D .
colleagues
(3)
A .
website
B .
phone
C .
college
D .
magazine
(4)
A .
learned
B .
whispered
C .
explained
D .
added
(5)
A .
announce
B .
present
C .
call
D .
pick
(6)
A .
imagination
B .
direction
C .
description
D .
income
(7)
A .
annoyed
B .
delighted
C .
defeated
D .
worried
(8)
A .
inspired
B .
discouraged
C .
commanded
D .
advised
(9)
A .
hear
B .
see
C .
feel
D .
help
(10)
A .
sold
B .
collected
C .
built
D .
proved
(11)
A .
likes
B .
represents
C .
doubts
D .
requires
(12)
A .
companies
B .
patterns
C .
destinations
D .
names
(13)
A .
related
B .
invited
C .
returned
D .
compared
(14)
A .
hobby
B .
point
C .
decision
D .
practise
(15)
A .
paid
B .
charged
C .
cost
D .
provided
(16)
A .
hope
B .
find
C .
confirm
D .
complain
(17)
A .
family
B .
professional
C .
additional
D .
exact
(18)
A .
rather than
B .
other than
C .
but also
D .
even if
(19)
A .
influenced
B .
changed
C .
greeted
D .
thanked
(20)
A .
answer
B .
make
C .
take
D .
show
答案:(1)B;(2)A;(3)A;(4)C;(5)D;(6)C;(7)B;(8)A;(9)D;(10)C;(11)B;(12)D;(13)A;(14)C;(15)B;(16)A;(17)C;(18)A;(19)D;(20)B;