Why did Chinese people have more than one name in ancient times (古代)? In ancient China, people’s names had three parts, their family name, given name and courtesy name. Take famous poet (诗人) Li Bai for example. His family name, which came from his father’s name was Li. His given name was Bai, and his courtesy name was Taibai.

Family members call people’s given name, But in social life, they call each other by their courtesy names to show respect (尊重). This was mostly called by people of similar age. If you were talking about yourself, or if your parents were talking about you, the given name would be used instead of courtesy name.

Men would get their courtesy name when they turned 20. It was a symbol of adulthood (成人礼). Women would get their courtesy name after getting married (结婚).

One’s courtesy name often had something to do with one’s given name. For example, Zhuge Liang’s given name was Liang, which means “bright”. His courtesy name was Kongming, which means “very bright”.

【小题1】How many parts are there in people’s names in ancient China?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “courtesy name” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

A．字

B．名

C．姓

D．昵称

【小题3】Why did people call each other by their courtesy names in social life?

A．To show their love.

B．To show their friendship.

C．To show their respect.

D．To show their good wishes.

【小题4】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The Famous Poet Li Bai.

B．Three Parts of Ancient Name.

C．The Similar names.

D．The Meaning of Family Name.