1. After I married, I became Samantha Jones. I’m Samantha Jones ______ Johnson.

Née       moniker       maiden name       merge

2. He was awarded a knighthood in 2005 and was ______ Sir John Smith.

née       dubbed       given name       double-barrelled

3. I want to combine our names to make a ______ one. Should I be Smith-Parker, or Parker-Smith?

merged       given name       double-barrelled       kept

4. In some places, ______ are based on the female line. You follow the mother’s name.

keeping his surname       taking her husband’s name       moniker       naming conventions

5. I’m sorry. I’m Stephanie Jones now. Waters was my ______.

naming convention       maiden name       née       moniker              

答案 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. Why were surnames first developed?

In Europe, surnames were developed to distinguish between individuals who had the same moniker.

2. Apart from surnames, what other idea did the Normans introduce to the UK?

Coverture, which was a law which said that a woman became a man's property when they got married.

3. Why did Charlie Shaw decide to take his wife’s name?

He said it was “a gesture of allegiance and an opportunity to acknowledge the unseen patriarchal bias and sexism in our society.”

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