Probably many of you know the idiom “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”. But do you believe a tooth for an eye? That’s something a little bit different.

   This strange exchange is neither a form of retribution(报应) nor an unexpected gift from the Tooth Fairy --- it’s actually a very generous gift from a young Irishman, Robert McNichol, 23, to his formerly blind father, 57-year-old Bob McNichol.

   In 2005, Bob McNichol’s sight was destroyed in an accident when his eyes were doused(溅在……上面)with liquid aluminum(铝). Doctors predicted that he would never be able to see again.

   But McNichol never liked to take no for an answer: when he heard about a unique operation called Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis, he knew he had to give it a shot, even though the success rate was a mere 65 percent.

   In the technique, the eye socket(眼窝) is rebuilt and implanted(植入) with a human tooth and part of the jawbone, to provide support for an artificial cornea(角膜). Luckily for McNichol, Robert was willing to sacrifice one of his teeth to help his father regain his sight.

   The technique isn’t simple: McNichol’s first stint on the operating table lasted ten hours, with a five hour follow-up session at a later date. But thanks to his son’s gift, he’s already seeing astonishing results.

   “Now I have enough sight for me to get around and I can watch television. I have come out from complete darkness.” he told his friends.

Bob McNichol lost his sight ____ .

       A. after he had an operation on his eyes     

       B. because of an accident 

      C. because he met with a serious traffic accident 

       D. when he was 57 years old  

The underlined phrase “give it a shot” (in Paragraph 4) probably means “____”.

       A. give it a try      B. make a remark C. fire a gun              D. kick the ball

The tooth Bobert donated to his father is used to ____ .

       A. make the eye socket look prettier          B. cause his jawbone to function well

       C. help his father take in more food         D. support the implanted artificial cornea

What would be the best title for the passage?

       A. Father and son               B. A unique eye operation 

      C. A man defeating darkness       D. Blind man sees with aid of son’s tooth

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 (称谓)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 (使困惑) 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 (影响) how 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: don’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 (颠倒). 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.

57. 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

58. The word “gears” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to         .                      

   A. action plans                     B. naming customs           C. travel maps          D. thinking patterns

59. 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

60. 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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