7. A. hobbies　　　　　 B. interests　　　　　　 　　 C. jobs　　　　　　　 D. favorite

6. A. Hill　　　　　　　 B. Water　　　　　　　 　　 C. Tree　　　　　　　 　　　 D. Fire

5. A. But　　　　　　　 B. Or　　　　　　　　 　　 C. And　　　　　　　 D. So

4. A. few 　　　　　　　 B. a little　　　　　　　 　　 C. much　　　　　　 　　　 D. many

3. A. give　　　　　　　 　　　 B. giving　　　　　　　 　　 C. be given　　　　　 D. given

2. A. father　　　　　　 　　　 B. mother　　　　　　 　　 C. family　　　　　 　 D. family’s

1. A. most　　　　　　 B. all　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. last　　　　　 　　　 D. least

10. A. finishes　　　　 　 B. finished　　　　　　 C. is finished　　　　　 D. is finishing

C

　What is your name? Most of us have at ___1___ two names, a last name and a first name. Last names are called surnames, or ___2___ names. First names are called ___3___ names.

　 Your given name was chosen by your parents. They may have selected the name of someone they loved or read about.

　 People did not always have surnames. They began to use them for different reasons. Maybe there were too ___4___ Marys and Nicks. ___5___ people wanted others to know where they lived. A family might have taken the surname ___6___ because they lived on a hill.

　Some people took their surnames from their parents. Jack’s son might be called Jackson.

　 Some family names came from ___7___. Smith is an English surname. It is ___8___ for “blacksmith”, the job of working with iron. A woodcutter might take the name Wood.

　 It is not always easy to tell what a surname once meant. Ask older members of your family or check the library for ___9___ of names.

　 Your name can tell something about your past. But it is you who really give your name its meaning. Be ___10___ of it.

9. A. good　　　　　　 B. better　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. best　　　　　　 　 D. well

8. A. few　　　　　　　 B. a few　　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　 　 D. a little