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English Names
Most English people have three names: a first name, a middle name and the family name. Their family
name comes last. For example, my full name is Jim Alan Green. Green is my family name. My parents
gave me both of my other names.
People don't use their middle names very much. So "John Henry Brown" is usually called "John
Brown". People never use Mr. Mrs. or Miss before their first names. So you can say John Brown, or
Mr. Brown, but you should never say Mr. John. They use Mr. Mrs. or Miss with the family name but
never with the first name.
Sometimes(有时) people ask me about my name. "When were you born? Why did your parents call
you Jim? Why did they choose that name for you?" The answer is they didn't call me Jim. They called me
James. James was the name of my grandfather. In England, people usually call me Jim for short. That's
because it is shorter and easier than James.
1. Most English people have _______ names.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
2. _______ is Jim's family name.
A. Jim
B. Green
C. Alan
D. James
3. English people use Mr. Mrs. or Miss with _______.
A. the family name
B. the first name
C. the middle name
D. the first name and the middle name
4. A teacher's name is Mary Joan Shute. Her students call her _______.
A. Miss Mary
B. Miss Joan
C. Miss Mary Joan
D. Miss Shute
5. People usually call the writer Jim instead of (而不是) James because _______ .
A. it's the name of his grandfather
B. it's easier for people to call him
C. it's the name his parents choose for him
D. it's more difficult to pronounce (发音) than James
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