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◆and for young people, having an english name is cool for them when they talk to their foreign pen pals. 而且對年輕人來說，有了英文名字，和筆友交談時也很酷。 having an english name … 中having 是動詞ing形式, 用來做主語。e.g. getting up early every day is his good habit.   每天早起是他的習慣。 swimming is her favorite sport.             游泳是她最喜歡的運動。 ◆learning english and having english names are both popular in china. they are also important for china’s contact with the world. 學習英語，而且有英文名字在中國很流行。這些對中國和世界的接觸也很重要。 contact的用法：contact    n.              e.g.be in contact with  和...接觸， 有聯系they have been in contact with each other for five years.他們互相保持聯系已經有五年了。 she comes into contact with many people.   她和許多人有聯系。 contact    v.        e.g. she contacted me as soon as she arrived.    她一到就和我聯系了。 ◆on the other hand, some people who come to china choose chinese names 另一方面，一些人來到中國，也起了中文名字。 on one hand            一方面…on the other hand       另一方面…e.g. on one hand, he is a clever boy; on the other hand, he always makes his mother angry. 一方面，他是個聰明的孩子；可另一方面，他老惹母親生氣。【同步達綱練習】ⅰ.單項選擇。 (  ) 1. this coat is expensive, ___, it’s worth it. a. but                b. however          c. although          d. as (  ) 2. he made a quick response ___ his mother’s question. a. to                   b. for                  c. at                   d. as (  ) 3. can you ___ this difficulty? a. get up             b. get into           c. get over                 d. get to (  ) 4. sorry, i forgot ___ the book to school. a. bringing          b. to bring           c. taking            d. to take (  ) 5. he prefers ___ to school on foot rather than ___ the bus. a. to go; to take                              b. going; taking c. to go; take                                d. go; take (  ) 6. peter said he was sorry he ___ the key. a. lost                b. had lost           c. loses               d. lose (  ) 7. they said they ___ a party at 8:00 last night. a. were having   b. are having       c. had                d. have (  ) 8. we ___ study hard for our parents and ourselves. a. can                 b. must               c. may                d. shall (  ) 9. there’s ___ for you from your brother. a. message                                      b. a message c. the message                                  d. messages (  ) 10. when he heard the sad news, his face ___ white. a. grew              b. became          c. got                 d. turned