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　　The 25-year-old Shanghai native Liu Yiwei has had a(an) 　　1　　 holiday during the past seven days．　　2　　 than traveling or working overtime, she was hurrying from one place to another with the red envelopes with money that are given as wedding gifts．“Weddings are 　　3　　 to be joyful occasions filled with blessings．But when too many 　　4　　 up, you feel rushed to complete a series of tasks, " said Liu, who 　　5　　 two weddings in the past week, at one of which she was also “working” as the bridesmaid．The weddings can also be a “ 　　6　　 ” because guests should give couples red envelopes 　　7　　 money as blessings．The amount of money given is generally determined by how close you are 　　8　　 the couple, " Liu said．“But the common 　　9　　 is to give no less than 300 to 500 yuan．”

　　The weeklong National Day Holiday has become the most popular time for weddings．"It's marriage 　　10　　 , " said Liu．" 　　11　　 statistics on the number of marriages during the long holiday is not yet 　　12　　 , it is estimated there has been at least a 20 percent increase in the number of weddings 　　13　　 with the same period of last year．“The peak season for weddings has arrived, ” said Zhang Jie, the office director of the Shanghai Wedding Trade Association．"And the boom is unlikely to fade for the next five years, if not longer, because the 　　14　　 generation may soon 　　15　　 "．　　16　　 the association, there are more than 1, 000 people trained and registered as wedding announcers on its website this year．

　　Yin Li, a 27-year-old bridal makeup(新娘化妆)artist, said she had to work throughout the holiday, 　　17　　 the help of her assistant, who was also fully booked during the week．" All 20 artists and 　　18　　 of assistants and students in our studios were totally 　　19　　 this holiday, " said Yin, who had been a film makeup artist until two years ago, but left to enter the more 　　20　　 bridal industry．

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　　In the United States Government, the Congress(议会)　　1　　 the laws．The Congress has two parts, 　　2　　 are more or less equal in power．They are 　　3　　 as the House of Representatives and the Senate(参议院)．The House of Representatives is 　　4　　 than the Senate whose 100 members(two from each state)　　5　　 for six years, the 435 members of the House are 　　6　　 every two years, and the 　　7　　 from each state is determined by the 　　8　　 of the state．For example, California, which has a 　　9　　 population, has forty-three Representatives, 　　10　　 the state of Nevada has only one．

　　The House and Senate are divided into small groups which 　　11　　 special matters such as education or foreign affairs．The most 　　12　　 work of the Congress is often done in these groups, which are 　　13　　 committees．

　　According to the Constitution(宪法)of the United States, a Senator must be 　　14　　 thirty years old and he must have been a 　　15　　 of the United States for nine years at the time of his 　　16　　．To be elected to the House a person must be twenty-five years old 　　17　　 must have been a United States citizen for seven years．At the present time, members of Congress 　　18　　 businessmen, farmers, teachers and especially lawyers．

　　In general, Senators are 　　19　　 known than Representatives because they are 　　20　　 in number and serve for a longer time．Many American Presidents served in Congress before they became presidents．

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