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PartI Vocabulary &structure(15%)
1.At___________beginning, many people in Europe refused to eat tomatoes because they thought the fruit was dangerous.
2. The People's Republic ofChina was set up___________1st October 1949.People have celebrated theNational Day since then.
3 .If___________(invite),I will attend the meeting
4.Last week my sister___________(fail)her cooking exam because she burnt something5.Deng Yaping is my hero because she's one of the best table tennis___________(player) in the world, and I love playing table tennis.
6.A journey of a thousand ___________(begin) with a single step.
7. China plans to pay more attention to scientific___________(educate)in its primary and middle schools.
8. Three Chinese astronauts on board the Shenzhou-15 manned spaceship retumed to Earth___________(safe）on June 4,2023,completing their six-month space station task.
9. My parents and I___________(visit) Yangmingshan Mountain this winter.
10.Study hard___________you will succeed in the end.
11.When mom came home.Danny___________(play) the piano in the living room.
12.On our way to the house,it was raining___________hard that we couldn't open our eyes.
13.This restaurant has an inviting homelike atmospherethe customers are tended warmly and carefully.
14.It impressed me greatly that she could speak five languages___________(fluent)
15 It's not my book. It's___________(she) Part I Reading Comprehension 45 %.
Section II Directions.
After each passage there are five questions. Please write down the answer to each question withproper words.
Passage 1
Chinese weddings, and the customs before the wedding, are steeped in ancient traditions. Here is anoverview ofthe most common and traditional Chinese marriage ceremonies
Chinese Marriage Superstitions-The Color RedThe color red plays an important part in a Chinese wedding. Red is the symbol of joy-and what ismore joyous than a wedding? Red is the main color for Chinese weddings, from clothing to candles on thetables to red firecrackers.
Chinese Marriage Traditions-Letters
The Chinese groom's family formally asks in the form of a letter for the hand ofthe bride.Both familieshave to agree that the couple is a good match for each other. Importance is placed on the horoscopes ofboth the groom and bride. Also, the actual date ofthe wedding is discussed as to avoid unlucky days.If negotiations were successful, a gift letter is sent to the bride's family, and the groom will bring thebride's family a variety of food and other traditional items. The couple is now engaged.The bride prepares a dowry. A downy includes clothes and other daily necessities. At the day of thewedding,the dowry is brought to the family of the groomThe groom's family sends a wedding letter, officially acknowledging the bride into the family.
Chinese Marriage Traditions-The Wedding CeremonyDuring the actual ceremony, which equals the exchange of vows in the west, the couple will pay
respect by kneeling three times.They kneel to the heaven and earth, the ancestral tablets and their parents, and then to each other. Atea ceremony follows, in which the bride serves tea to the groom's family. The bride will receive jewelry ormoney wrapped in red envelopes
Chinese Marriage Traditions-The Wedding Banquet
The couple will invite all relatives and friends to their wedding banquet. Thebanquet is consideredeven more important than the ceremony itself. A great deal of attention is placed on the food offered duringthe banquet.
You'll be hard pressed to find a wedding banquet without fish,which is a symbol for abundance.Naturally, modem Chinese couples might not follow all traditions or rituals. Also, while it was traditionthat the newlywed couple moved in with the groom's family, many modem couples would prefer to live
alone.But even during a modem Chinese wedding, elements of ancient customs can be foundWhile my colleague didn't wear a red Qipao,the traditional brides’dress-she followed tradition inhaving a traditional Chinese wedding banquet.
If you are ever invited to a Chinese wedding banquet, don't miss out! A Chinese wedding banquet is ajoyous celebration and the highlight ofevery Chinese wedding, no matter whether traditional or modem.Chinese Marriage Superstitions
Most Chinese superstitions involve numbers and colors. Also, the way a word sounds is veryimportant. A Chinese bride shouldn't wear black, blue or gray, because that would result in bad luck to themarriage, Preferred colors for the bride to wear are white, but red is the all time favorite
16.What does the color red stand for in China?
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17. What does a dowry include in China?
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18.Who does the bride and groom kneel three times to?
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19.What is considered even more important than the ceremony itself?
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20.Why shouldn't a Chinese bride wear black, blue or gray?
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