Do you remember how you get your English name? Your English teacher gave it to you {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you looked up the dictionary to get it? Have you ever {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (think) whether your English name will bring you good luck or bad luck?

    A study found a name that {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (other) felt difficult to pronounce might influence a person's future. The study shows that the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (easy) your name is to pronounce, the more trustworthy (值得信赖的) people will think you are. The research also shows that people {#blank#}5{#/blank#} more familiar names are probably to hold higher positions in society. In other words, a weird (古怪的) name may stop someone from {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (go) to be a leader or a boss. You may think about your name again. If your first name sounds strange and you can't change it, you can do as the following {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (suggest).

    Try using {#blank#}8{#/blank#} middle name if it's not hard to pronounce. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you don't have a middle name, you can use a nickname (绰号). And when you get to the interview, you can explain that you often use a nickname because people find your {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (really) name difficult to pronounce.

    Your name may mean more than you think.