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(B) Have you ever pondered how you got your name? Few of us would
answer "yes" since we 11_our naming traditions that we usually take them
for granted. Actually, naming traditions vary from country to country. Some
distinct differences
12__ customs can be easily spotted between Chinese
culture and Western cultures. First of all, Chinese people tend to keep their
family names from generation to generation while in many Western countries
surnames often change, 13 is the reason why there is a wider range of them.
Furthermore, Chinese and Western people show respect for their elders and
ancestors in different ways. 14 do not pass on their given names, 14 the
latter sometimes name their children after an ancestor.
In cultures 15 family links are indicated in names, some unique rules
exist. In Iceland, a person's last name usually comes directly from the first
name of the father. For instance, a boy named Erik 16 a father named Lars
would be named Erik Larsson. Lars's daughter, Kristin, would go by the name
of Kristin Larsdottir. 17_, the vast majority of Icelandic names end in either
"son" or "dottir." For the Yami people of Taiwan, the son does not take the
name of the father, 18_, the father changes his name 18_ the birth of his
first son. Additionally, the boy's grandfather's name is changed too.
A 11. (A) are so used to (B) used to (C) got so used to (D) use to
12. (A) regards
(B) regarding names
(C) regarding naming
(D) regards naming
(B) which
(C) it
(D) what
(A) The former; while
B) The first; but
(C) The former; however
D) The first; yet
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CD
B 13. JA) that
AC
