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When former American President Bill Clinton traveled to South Korea to visit President Kim Young Sam, he repeatedly referred to the Korean president¡¯s wife as Mrs. Kim£®By mistake, President Clinton¡¯s advisers thought that Koreans have the same naming customs as the Japanese£®Clinton had not been told that, in Korea, wives keep their family names£® President Kim Young Sam¡¯s wife was named Sohn Myong Suk£®Therefore, she should be addressed £¨³Æν£©as Mrs. Sohn£®
President Clinton arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears£®His failure to follow Korean customs gave the impression that Korea was not as important to him as Japan£®
In addition to Koreans£®Some Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names£®This practice often puzzles£¨Ê¹À§»ó£©English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupil¡¯s parents£®They become puzzled about the student¡¯s correct last name£®Placing the family name first is common among a number of Asian cultures£®
Mexican naming customs are different as well£®When a woman marries, she keeps her family name and adds her husband¡¯s name after the word de £¨of£©£®This affects £¨Ó°Ï죩how they fill in forms in the United States£®When requested to fill in a middle name, they generally write the father¡¯s family name£®But Mexicans are addressed by the family name of the mother£®This often causes puzzlement£®
Here are a few ways to deal with such difficult situations£ºdon¡¯t always think that a married woman uses her husband¡¯s last name£®Remember that in many Asian cultures, the order of first and last names is reversed £¨µßµ¹£©£®Ask which name a person would prefer to use£®If the name is difficult to pronounce, admit it, and ask the person to help you say it correctly£®
1£®The story of Bill Clinton is used to £®
A£® improve US-Korean relations B£® introduce the topic of the text
C£® describe his visit to Korea D£® tell us how to address a person
2£®The word ¡°gears¡± in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to £®
A£® action plans B£® naming customs
C£® travel maps D£® thinking patterns
3£®When a woman marries in Korea, she £®
A£® continues to use her family name
B£® uses her husband¡¯s given name
C£® shares her husband¡¯s family name
D£® adds her husband¡¯s given name to hers
4£®To address a married woman properly, you¡¯d better £®
A£® use her middle name B£® use her husband¡¯s first name
C£® ask her which name she likes D£® change the order of her names
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