More and more Chinese are having English names, but not everyone is good at finding one. Why not offer them some help? An American girl called Lindsay Jernigan is now teaching people how to get better English names.

While working in Shanghai, Lindsay met many Chinese people with strange English names. Some of them chose a lucky number of “Seven,” a favorite fruit, “Apple,” and a cartoon character, “Snow White.” Others had names like “July” and “Rabbit.”

After noticing the problem, Lindsay had an idea. She quit her job and set up a website (bestenglishname.com) to help Chinese people get better English names.

The website helps people in two ways. After they take an online quiz, people will get five English names based on their personal information, such as age, job and even future plans. This costs 18 yuan. People can also meet with Lindsay to talk about their English name. But that costs more.

Now, about 2,000 people each day visit the website. Most of them are preparing to study or work abroad. Lindsay is planning to offer them more help, such as helping them write resumes（簡歷).

1.What does Lindsay think of the name of “Rabbit”?

A. Wonderful. B. Strange. C. Creative. D. Wrong..

2.The underlined word “quit” means _______in the passage.

A. continued B. asked C. picked up D. gave up

3.Which of the following is TRUE about Lindsay?

A. Her website mainly helps the English--speaking people.

B. Her idea came from his work experience in China.

C. She plans to provide more service for the customers.

D. She can help the people to get name in two ways.

4.The best title of the passage is _______.

A. A hard-working American girl B. Never choose English names without thinking

C. How to find a good English name D. An American girl helps choose English names

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