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The Way That Some Last Name Started

  You have a first name to tell you who you are. You have a last name to tell which family you are from.

  But a long, long time ago, people didn't have last names. Later they had to invent last names because there were too many Charlies, too many Roberts, and too many Marys. People started to ask, which Charlie? Which Robert? Which Mary?

  So if a Charlie was a carpenter(木匠), he became Charlie Carpenter. If a Robert was a son of Peter, he became Robert Peterson. If a Mary lived near the woods, she became Mary Woods.

  This is the way that some last names started long, long ago.

1.One's last name can also be called the ________ .

[  ]

A.parents' name
B.brother or sister's name
C.family name
D.second name

2.A long, long time ago, people didn't have last names because ________ .

[  ]

A.they didn't know how to invent last names

B.they didn't want to make their names too long

C.there was not a need

D.they were living in one big family

3.What was the first name of David Johnson's forefather (祖先)?

[  ]

A.David
B.John
C.Peter
D.None of the three

4.Which of the following last names was invented by place?

[  ]

A.John Smith
B.Jack Tomson
C.Joe Hill
D.Amy White

5.Which of the following last names was invented by job?

[  ]

A.Lily Wood
B.Kim Jackson
C.Bruce Green
D.Nick Cook
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