Question

Hello Mr. Death! A peek at Chinese rare names

Unhappy with your name? Then spare a thought for those rare Chinese families whose surnames mean "zero", "ghost" ______ even "death". A man in China's southern province of Jiangxi has spent the last 20 years compiling a list of ____（usual） family names, according to national ______ （broadcast）, the China Central Television.

Most Chinese people share a few common surnames, Zhang, Wang, Li, Liu and Chen. The Chinese expression for "ordinary people" literally _____ （mean）"the old one hundred surnames".

____ Cheng Yinglian's interest was piqued after reading a newspaper many years ago and _ （discover）a person with the surname Gui, meaning "ghost", CCTV said. ______ then, he has scoured newspapers, books and other publications to find similar rare surnames, coming up ______ about 2,000 to date.

Those he has found include Ling, or "zero", Cu, or "vinegar", Miao, or "second" and Yi, or "one". In China, many parents go out of their way to give ______ children auspicious names ____ suggest they will grow up to be healthy, strong and rich.

Answer 1

【小题1】or

【小题1】unusual

【小题1】broadcaster

【小题1】means

【小题1】But

【小题1】discovering

【小题1】Since

【小题1】with

【小题1】their

【小题1】which/that

解析:

略