Wedding customs
Asking the girl's father for permission
In Eastern Europe, the engagement(订婚) is an event that happens before a wedding.
One month before the wedding, the groom (新郎) should ask the girl's father for permission to take the girl out of her family. He goes to her house early in the morning with a band, and all the neighbours come to see the new bride(新娘) and to say nice things to her.
Wearing white, giving flowers, and throwing rice
In Belgium, the bride always or almost always wears a white dress. The man comes to the house of the bride and gives her flowers (also in white or other light colours) They go to tile church and the man waits inside until the father of the bride brings her to her future husband. In the end, when they come out, the family throws rice on them.
Wedding1.in different countries | |
2.Europe | The engagement happens 3.a wedding. The groom should ask the bride’s 4.if he wants to take the girl out of her family. He takes a5. to her house early in the morning, and all the neighbours come to see the new bride and say 6.things to her. |
Belgium | The bride always or almost always wears a 7. dress. The man comes to the house of the bride and gives her flowers in 8. Colours. They go to the 9.and the man waits inside until the father of the bride brings her to her future husband. When the bride and groom come out, the family throws 10.on them. |
Millie :Have you heard about the pop star Nancy? It's said that she has got cancer.
Sandy:I 1. (hear) about it last week. It's very sad because she 2.(be) so kind.
Millie: I heard that Nancy once donated ~100,000 to people who 3. (suffer) great loss in the earthquake in Wenchuan.
Sandy: Yes. She is a generous girl.
Millie: Now Nancy 4. (receive) medical treatment in Belling. An operation
5. (do) on her yesterday and it was a success.
Sandy . That's great. I really hope Nancy 6. (get) well again soon.
1.A dictionary tries to tell the different _________ (mean) of a word.
2.Let's keep the secret between _________ (we).
3.The man was breathing __________ (heavy). What happened?
4.When I think of my dog's _________ (die), I feel very sad.
5.I said the movie was a great success, but my father __________ (agree).
wanted, moon, earth, entrance, riding, so far
1.Shall we meet at the ______________to the cinema?
2.Come here, Jack. You are ______________ on the phone.
3.No one has travelled farther than the ______________ so far.
4.The engineer was last seen ______________ on the road at 8 last night.
5.Tom said he would come but _______________ everyone has been here except him.
"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," said Jo.
"It's so terrible to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.
"I don~t think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all," added little Amy.
"We've got Father and Mother and each other," said Beth from her corner.
Jo said sadly, "We haven't got Father, and shall not have him for a long time." She didn't say "perhaps never", but each silently added it, thinking of Father far away, where the fighting was.
Nobody spoke for a minute; then Meg said, "You know the reason why Mother asked us not to have any presents this Christmas was that it is going to be a hard time for everyone; and she thinks we ought not to spend money for pleasure when our men are suffering in the army."
"We've each got a dollar, and the army wouldn't be much helped by our giving that. I agree not to ask anything from Mother or you, but I do want to buy Undine and Sintram for myself; I've wanted it so long," said Jo, who was a bookworm.
"I planned to spend mine on new- music," said Beth.
"I shall get a nice box of drawing pencils; I really need them," said Amy decidedly.
"Mother didn't say anything about our money, and she won't wish us to give up everything. Let's each buy what we want, and have a little fun; I'm sure we work hard enough to earn it," cried Jo.
1.What is the relationship between the four girls?
A. They are friends. B. They are neighbours.
C. They are classmates. D. They are sisters.
2.When did the story happen?
A. In an ancient time. B. In a modern society.
C. In the war time. D. In a peaceful time.
3.What was their life like?
A. Poor and tough. B. Rich and wonderful.
C. Exciting and delightful. D. Simple but comfortable.
4.What is NOT true about the girls according to the passage?
A. They cared about others.
B. They were strong and active.
C. They gave up all their hobbies and dreams.
D. They still kept their dreams.
There are seabirds as well as land-birds. The most ordinary seabird is the seagull. It has a white body. a white head, and a yellow beak. There is a spot of red at the very end of the beak. All gulls have very strong wings so that they can fly far out to sea. If a gull flies out too far, and is too tired to fly back to the shore, it does not get frightened, for it can sit and rest upon the waves. A seagull's wings do not get wet because all its feathers have a kind of oil over them, so that when the water gets on to the feathers it just runs off again. Seagulls can even sleep on the waves.
Seamen know a lot about seagulls and they never kill them. When the seagulls fly a long way out to sea, seamen say that it means fine weather is coming. When the seagulls stay near the shore, seamen say that there will be much wind and rain, and perhaps a storm, for the seagulls know more about the weather than seamen do.
1.What is the seagull?
A. A fish. B. A land-bird.
C. A seabird. D. An animal.
2.Why is every seagull able to fly far out to sea?
A. Because it is very light. B. Because it has very strong wings.
C. Because it always flies high. D. Because it is strong enough.
3.Why does a seagull not get frightened even when it is far away from the shore and it is too tired to fly back?
A. Because it can swim under the sea.
B. Because it can stay under the sea.
C. Because it can rest and sleep upon the waves.
D. Because it can jump into the sea.
4.Whycan~t the water make the seagull's feathers wet?
A. Because its feathers are thick. B. Because its feathers are long.
C. Because its feathers are light. D. Because its feathers are oily.
5.What will the weather be like if seagulls stay near the shore?
A. Windy, rainy or stormy. B. Sunny and hot.
C. Fine and warm. D. Freezing cold.
