Some family names were made by adding something to the father’s name. English-speaking people added –s or –son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family’s ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O. Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O’Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell.

　　17. Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover?

　　A. Places where people lived.

　　B. People’s characters.

　　C. Talents that people possessed.

　　D. People’s occupations.

　　18. According to the passage, the ancestors of the Potter family most probably _______.

　　A. owned or drove a cart

　　B. made things with metals

　　C. made kitchen tools or contains

　　D. built houses and furniture

　　19. Suppose and English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to become a world leader, the baby might be named _______.

　　A. Beatrice Smith

　　B. Leonard Carter

　　C. George Longstreet

　　D. Donald Greenwood

　　20. The underlined word “descendants” in the last paragraph means a person’s _____.

　　A. later generations

　　B. friends and relatives

　　C. colleagues and partners

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