Everyone has a family name. In English countries (国家), 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 names in these ways(方式).

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

Some family names come from a person’s job. If a person is a cook(厨师), his family name may be Cook.

And many people get their family names from their fathers’ family names. If you hear the name “Jackson”, you can know that he is the son of Jack.        

Do you know more interesting stories about English names?

【小题1】In the passage, English people usually have ________ ways to get their family names.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

【小题2】Jack’s family name is Cook. His family name may come from the ________ place.   

A．place

B．hobby

C．job

D．country

【小题3】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

【小题4】According to the passage, which sentence is true?

A．English people put their family names first.

B．Many people get their family names from their mother’s family names.

C．A man live on or near a hill, his family name must be Lake.

D．If you hear a name “Bill Bush”, his family may live near the bush.

【小题5】The passage mainly talks about ________ in English countries.   

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