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  3. According to a handful of studies, a name not only reveals clues about a person’s class, education andethnic origin, it can also

According to a handful of studies, a name not only reveals clues about a person’s class, education andethnic origin, it can also

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问题     According to a handful of studies, a name not only reveals clues about a person’s class, education andethnic origin, it can also【B1】______the bearer of the moniker and the choices they make in life. Scientistshave even【B2】______to suggest that people are often drawn to things and people that sound like their own names. These experts【B3】______ that "implicit egotism" is the reason that someone called Dennis mightbecome a dentist or even that a child whose name begins with a B or C may fare worse in school examinations.That a person’s name may【B4】______his or her destiny is far from a new phenomenon. The ancient Romans【B5】______ the concept "nomenest omen," meaning "name is destiny. " Studies have indeed shown thatthose with more conservative, "Caucasian" names are more successful when submitting resumes foremployment. And a recent poll conducted in Australia revealed that people【B6】______ more warmly tocolleagues and politicians with names they can easily pronounce. Yet parents nowadays are putting that muchmore effort into giving their offspring【B7】______ names that are largely unfamiliar. Though historicallynames have been【B8】______ through families of gleaned from the Bible, in recent days the【B9】______ has been to think outside the box and consider movies, songs and stories for【B10】______.
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答案passed down
解析 由空格前的have been可以推断出，空格处应填入一个动词(词组)。结合录音可知，答案是passeddown，意为“流传”。注意，此处是被动语态，pass要用passed的形式。
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