You cant choose the name you are given at birth, but in many countries you can change it legally when you reach adulthood. Of course, most people never change their names they feel unhappy about them. However some people do this course of action-particularly artists! What makes an artist want to change their name? Sometimes its for purely reasons, such as the Nobel Prize winning poet from Chile, Neftalf Reyes. He didnt want his father to he was writing poetry, so he changed his name to Pablo Neruda when he was a young man. other times the reason may Portuguese poet Femando Pessoa, appear strange; take the case of the wrote under 75 different names. The reason? When I use a different name, I always write in a different way, he explained. In most cases, , people change their names for social, historical, political, or cultural reasons. Here are some of the most
The persons real name is just long and difficult to remember. Lets be honest, Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as to remember as just plain Madonna . And short names are much easier to remember: William Bradley became Brad Pitt and Edson Arantes do Nascimento became Pele.
Sometimes names are changed for marketing . For example, if a name sounds too foreign , it may be changed to something that is more recognizable in a . So in the film world, Ram6n Est6vez adopted the name Martin Sheen. Or maybe the artists real name doesnt sound ver3r attractive-Chad Everett does a lot better than Raymond Cramton.
Artists sometimes the.name of someone they admire. Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Boo Dylan because of his admiration for the Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas.
Another reason may be practicality: in the past, women found it very difficult to get published. To this situation, they sometimes gave themselves mens names, so the English author Mary Ann Evans became George Eliot, and she did get her books published!
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51. A. even if B. as if C. as D. even
52. A, make B. take C. bring D. have
53. A. obvious B. economic C. own D. personal
54. A. understand B. know C. recognize D. observe
55. A. On B. In C. At D. During
56. A. whom B. who C. which D. that
57. A. but B. although C. however D.and
58. A. scientific B. common C. technical D. average
59. A. so B. very C. too D. much
60. A. pretty B. simple C.brief D. easy
61. A. purposes B. thoughts C. ends D. goals
62. A. market B. film C. book D. city
63. A. look B. hear C. seem D. sound
64. A. give B. change C. choose D. mention
65. A. admit B. avoid C. assure D. affect
答案:AADBC BCBCC AADBB
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