The new school year has begun, but teachers are facing a big problem: many students now have unusual and difficult names. For example, at ___1___ primary school in Dezhou, Shandong, first graders with names like Fusu, Zhitong, and Yongxi attracted wide attention. This topic even became popular on social media.

In the past, names like Jianguo or Jianjun were popular. Later, names such ___2___ Wei, Jie, Min, and Jing became common. Then, a few years ago, Zihan and Muchen were popular. Now, names have become even more ___3___(usual).

Many people online were glad to see this change. They said these new names are more special and meaningful ___4___ those that were common before. They think parents are now putting more thought into ___5___(choose) beautiful and unique names. However, some worried that certain rare characters in the names are hard ___6___(pronounce) or remember.

Teachers are also finding it a challenge. One teacher joked ___7___ they have to “study the students’ names before school starts.” Some schools even hold meetings to make sure all teachers know how to say these names ___8___(correct).

Chinese names are part of the country’s culture. The change in names shows how society and people’s ___9___(taste) are changing. Parents today want their children’s names to be special and carry good meanings. This reflects ___10___(they) hopes for the child’s future and shows how Chinese culture is developing.

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解析：选a。a 考查冠词。此处表示“山东省德州市的一所小学”，表泛指，且“primary”是以辅音音素开头的单词，所以用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。

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解析：选as。as 考查固定搭配。“such as”是固定短语，意为“例如”，用于列举同类事物，此处列举过去常见的名字“伟、杰、敏、静”。故填as。

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解析：选unusual。unusual 考查形容词。根据前文提到过去名字的变化，以及后文“新名字更特别”可知，现在的名字变得更加“不寻常”，“usual”的反义词是“unusual”，符合语境。故填unusual。

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解析：选than。than 考查连词。前文出现了比较级“more special and meaningful”，比较级常用“than”连接比较的对象，此处是将新名字和以前常见的名字进行对比。故填than。

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解析：选choosing。choosing 考查动名词。“put thought into”中的 “into”是介词，介词后接动词时，动词需用- ing形式。故填choosing。

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解析：选to pronounce。to pronounce 考查不定式。“be hard to do sth”是固定结构，意为“做某事很难”。故填 to pronounce。

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解析：选that。that 考查宾语从句引导词。动词“joked”后接宾语从句时，引导词“that”在从句结构完整（不缺成分）时可省略，但也可保留（尤其在书面语或需要明确从句边界时）。故填that。

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解析：选correctly。correctly 考查副词。此处需要一个副词修饰动词“say”（说，念），表示“正确地念出这些名字”，“correct” 是形容词，其副词形式是“correctly”。故填 correctly。

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解析：选tastes。tastes 考查名词。“taste” 在此处指“审美偏好、喜好”，是可数名词；结合主语 “people’s”（人们的）和后文 “are changing”（复数谓语），可知“偏好”不止一种，需用复数形式“tastes”。故填tastes。

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解析：选their。their 考查代词。此处需要一个形容词性物主代词修饰名词“hopes”（希望），“they”是主格代词，其形容词性物主代词是“their”。故填 their。