Have you ever wondered about people’s names? Where do they come from? What do they mean?

Some people give their children names that mean good things. Clara means “bright”; Beatrice means “one who gives happiness”; Donald means “world ruler”; Leonard means “as brave as a lion”.

The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names. A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook(小溪)；Someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest.

Other early surnames came from people’s occupations. The most common occupational name is Smith, which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village. Some other occupational names are: Carter — a person who owned or drove a cart; Potter —a person who made pots and pans.

The ancestors(祖先) of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village. The Carpenter’s great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture.

Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer.

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.

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

A. Places where people lived.       

B. People’s occupations.

C. Talents that people possessed.     

D. People’s characters.

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

A. owned or drove a cart            

B. made things with metals

C. built houses and furniture          

D. made kitchen tools or contains

62. Suppose an 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. Donald Greenwood               B. Leonard Carter

C. George Longstreet                 D. Beatrice Smith

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

A. later sponsors                  B. later generations

C. friends and relatives               D. colleagues and partners

56. Armstrong was called Pops because he _______________.  

A. looked like a musician                        B. traveled to play modern music

C. showed an interest in music               D. was a musician of much influence

57. The third paragraph is developed ________________.

A. by time           B. by examples          C. by space             D. by comparison

58. Which statement about Armstrong is true?                                                            

A. His tale began in New Orleans.           B. His music was popular with his listeners.

C. He was born before jazz was invented.  D. He learned popular music at a boy’s home.

59. Which would be the best title for the text?                                                     

A. The Father of the Jazz Style           B. The Making of a Musician

C. The Spread of Popular Music          D. The Invention of the Jazz Music

The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where I’d grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I 　 36 a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to 　 37 my grandfather. “It isn’t 　 38　 , is it, Billy?” he said softly.

He gently 　 39　 my hand in his, and then we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard, 　 40　 a huge red rose-bush sat alone.

“What do you see here, Billy?” he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing 　 41　 to say, and then answered, “I see something soft and 　 42　 , grandpa.”

He pulled me 　 43　 . “It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It’s that special place in your heart that makes them so.” “Billy, I 　 44　 these roses when my first son was born. It was my 　 45　 of saying ‘thank you’ to God. I 　 46　 to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly stood up. “Never say good-bye, Billy. Never 　 47　 to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the 　 48　 when you first said hello to a friend.”

A year later, my grandpa became very 　 49　 .Then all members of the family

were 　 50　 back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my 　 51　 , I took his hand as 　 52　 as he had once taken mine.

“Hello, grandpa,” I 　 53　 .His eyes slowly opened and said, “Hello, my friend.” With a brief 　 54　 he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had 　 55　 about never saying good-bye — about refusing to give in to sadness.　　　　　　　　　　

36. A. watched　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fixed　　　　　　　　 　 C. felt D. heard　　　

37. A. watch　　　　　　　　　　　 B. interview　　　　　　　　 C. see D. discover　

38. A. easy　　　　　 　　　 B. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. difficult　　　　　　　　　 D. comfortable　

39. A. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　 　 C. led　　　　　　 　　　 D. carried　　

40. A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　　　 D. while　　

41. A. whether 　　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　 　 C. who　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what　　

42. A. beautiful　　　　　　　　　　 B. tasty　　　　　　　　 　 C. funny　　　　　　　　　　　 D. red　

43. A. far　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. close　　　　　　　　 　 D. around　　

44. A. planted　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bought　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. treated D. discovered　

45. A. approach　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　 　 C. method D. solution　　

46. A. preferred　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　　　　　　 C. used D. referred　　

47. A. give up　　　　　　　　　　 B. give off　　　　　　　　　 C. give away　　　　　　　　 D. give in　　

48. A. happiness　　　　　　　　　 B. word 　　　　　　　 　　C. sight　　　　　　　　　　　 D. memory　

49. A. weak　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ill　　　　　　　　　　 C. old　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. serious　　

50. A. ordered　　　　　　　　　　 B. called 　　　　　　　　　　 C. delivered　　　　　　　　 D. sent　　　

51. A. pleasure　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. duty　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wish D. turn　　

52. A. happily　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sadly　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gently D. carefully　　

53. A. laughed　　　　　　　　　　 B. shouted　　　　　　　　　 C. whispered　　　　　　　 D. added 　

54. A. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sigh　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wave　　　　 　　　 D. smile 　

55. A. thought B. meant 　　　　　　　　 C. worried D. cared　

GMM’s friend: Just be careful. You may break the antique vase.

　 Guo Meimei: _________? My boyfriend has nothing but money.

　 A. Why not B. How come C. So what　 D. What for

As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to _________ the problem.

A. handle B. raise C. face　　　 　　　 D. present

 I finally get the job. Never in my life _________ so happy.

   A. did I feel             B. I felt        C. I had felt      D. have I felt 

The teacher agreed to the suggestion that the students _________ two weeks to prepare for the exam without coming to school.

A. give B. should give　　　　 C. be given　　 　 D. would be given

Please don’t put so much _________ on our children. It is harmful to their health and future.

A. power                    B. strength             C. pressure       D. attention

He didn't believe it was true until he _________ the job which he had dreamed of.

A. swept up                       B. sped up                   C. picked up                D. took up

 Is it only when you fail _________ you will be aware of your mistakes?

   A. that           B. and         C. or          D. unless