Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name is the first name, but in English countries the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean? English people usually get their family name in these ways (方式).

    Some family names come from the places of their homes. A man live on or near a hill, his family name may be (可能是) Hill. In England, people's names may be Wood, Lake because they live near the wood (樹林) or the lake.

Some family names come from a person's job. If a person is a cook, his family name may be Cook.

    And many people get their family names from their father's family names. If you hear the name "Jackson", you can know that he is the son of Jack.

46. In the passage, English people usually have ______ ways to get their family names.

    A. two      B. three      C. four      D. five

47. A man lives near the lake. His family name may be ______.

    A. Hill      B. Wood      C. Lake      D. Cook

48. Jack's family name is Cook. His family name may come from the ______.

    A. place      B. hobby      C. job      D. country

49. A boy's family name is Jackson because he is ______.

    A. Jack's father      B. Jack's best friend     

    C. the grandfather of Jack      D. the son of Jack

50. The passage mainly talks about ______ in English countries.

    A. family names      B. English people      C. hills and lakes      D. jobs and homes

46. B  47. C  48. C  49. D  50. A 

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