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| well, soft, second, better, may, strongly, afraid, sand, stay, if, now, house |
We can’t stop an earthquake (地震), but we can do things to make sure they don’t destroy (毁坏) whole cities. First, it is not a 66 idea to build houses along lines where 67 of the earth’s plates (板块) join together. Second, if you think there 68 be an earthquake, it is better to build houses on rocks, not on 69 . Third, you must make the houses as 70 as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may 71 up. Scientists are 72 that one day an even bigger earthquake will hit the part around San Francisco (旧金山) . They call it “The Big One”. However, people today are still building more 73 . The population in and around San Francisco is 74 ten times more than it was in 1906. This means that 75 there is another earthquake, a great many houses and buildings will be destroyed.
Weddings (婚礼) are important in every country, and there are different wedding customs in different countries. In western countries the bride’s (新娘的) dress---her wedding dress---is very important. Some brides wear a new dress. 61___
Some people believe the bride should wear something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. 62 She may borrow something to wear from a friend---that will be something borrowed, and the ring on her finger may have a blue jewel in it or some of her clothes may be blue.
63 They wear the ring on the fourth finger of their left hands.
At the wedding, as soon as the man and the woman are married, their friends often throw rice or very small pieces of paper over them. 64 The bride often carries flowers, and after the wedding she throws them up in the air. People believe that the woman who catches the flowers is lucky enough. The bride and groom (新郎), their friends and family then have a party. After that the bride and the groom go on holiday together. This holiday is called “the honeymoon”.
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| A. She may wear an old ring and will usually have new shoes. B. Many married people in western countries wear a ring to show that they are married. C. Some brides wear the dress their mothers or even their grandmothers wore at their weddings. D. They believe this will bring them good luck and they will have many children. |
65. The passage mainly talks about________.
A. the bride’s wedding dress
B. the flowers in the wedding party
C. the rings for the married people
D. the wedding customs in western countries