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Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.
A. simple B. include C.
relatives D. organize E. celebration F. easier G. also H. preparations I. still J. popular |
Each year, more than two million weddings take place in the United States. The Association for Wedding Professionals International says more than eighty thousand million dollars are spent on those wedding. And that does not 41 honeymoon travel for the newlyweds.
Some people have big weddings and invite everyone they know. Some have small, 42 weddings and invite only their closest friends and family members. And some elope. They get married first and tell people later.
Still another choice is a “destination wedding”. These are 43 now. The bride and groom invite a small group of guests to travel to some place special for the ceremony. Think of it as a wedding and honeymoon all in one.
Many couples 44 their weddings themselves. But some hire a wedding planner to organize everything for them. The planner helps the bride find a wedding dress as well as dresses for her bridesmaids. The planner helps find a place for the reception after the ceremony. And the planner organizes all the details for the 45 , from the flowers to the food to the entertainment.
Thanks to the Internet, couples can make a lot of wedding 46 online. Technology has also made it 47 for other people to decide what to give them for a wedding gift.
The future newlyweds can go to stores and choose the gifts they would like to receive. The information is entered into a list on a wedding registry at each store. Then their friends and 48 can choose what to buy. This means the bride and groom get things they want. It 49 means they avoid many of the things they do not want-like three toasters for their morning bread.
39. Unless ____ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.
A. invited |
B. inviting |
C. being
invited |
D. having
invited |
38. The weather is not ______ hot.
A. much |
B. such |
C. that |
D. any |
37. Do it now, _____ you will be punished.
A. and |
B. so that |
C. or |
D. if |
36. Mrs. Black doesn’t believe her son is able to design a digital camera, ________.
A. is he |
B. isn’t he |
C. doesn’t he |
D. does she |
35. I can’t find my dictionary, ________?
A. Was it
borrowed |
B. Has it
borrowed |
C. Did it
borrow |
D. Has it been
borrowed |
34. Telephone messages for the manager ______ on her desk but she didn’t notice them.
A. were left |
B. was left |
C. was leaving |
D. were leaving |
33. “What a nice fire you have in your fireplace!”
“ During the winter I like my house ______
A. warmly and
comfortably |
B. warm and
comfortable |
C. warm and
comfortably |
D. warmly and
comfortable |
32. ________ made the school proud was ______ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key university.
A. What; because |
B. What ; that |
C. That; what |
D. That;
because |