Marriage of Some Japanese Couples

Some Japanese still get married by parents’ arrangement．Yoshio and Hiromis Tanaka，a young Japanese couple living in the United States，told the story of their (51) marriage．“We didn’t marry，for love in the western sense. we married in the (52) Japanese way． Our parents arranged our marriage through a matchmaker.

In Japan，we believe that marriage is (53)affecting the whole family rather than a matter concerning only the young couple. (54), we think it is very important to match people according to their social background，education and so on. When our parents thought it was time for us to get married，they went to a local (55)and asked her for some suggestions．They discussed the details and looked at the photos she sent, and then our parents asked her to arrange a(an) (56)for us.

A Japanese marriage interview is held in a(n) (57)place，such as a hotel or a restaurant，and is (58)by the boy and the girl，their parents and the matchmaker．Information about the couple and their families is (59) over a cup of tea or a meal．Then the boy and the girl are (60)for a short time to know each other. When they return home, they have to tell the family whether they want to meet again or not．

Yoshi (61)，“When our parents realized we were (62)about each other，they started to make arrangements for our wedding．My family paid money to (63)．This is the money to help pay for the wedding ceremony and for setting up the house (64)．We also gave her family a beautiful ornament(裝飾物) to put in the (65)room of their house，so everyone knew that Hiromis was going to marry.”

51.A.arranged B.planned C.prepared D.performed

正確答案:A

52.A.cultural B.traditional C.new D.old

正確答案:B

53.A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something

正確答案:D

54.A.So B.Though C.Then D.But

正確答案:A

55.A.minister B.dealer C.matchmaker D.inhabitant

正確答案:C

56.A.examination B.bargain C.interview D.debate

正確答案:C

57.A.public B.secret C.dangerous D.expensive

正確答案:A

58.A.hosted B.attended C.held D.arranged

正確答案:B

59.A.destroyed B.recorded C.imitated D.exchanged

正確答案:D

60.A.left alone B.shut up C.driven away D.put together

正確答案:A

61.A.refused B.explained C.continued D.stopped

正確答案:C

62.A.anxious B.serious C.furious D.worried

正確答案:B

63.A.Yoshio B.Yoshio’s C.Hiromis D.Hiromis’s

正確答案:D

64.A.backwards B.forwards C.afterwards D.inwards

正確答案:C

65.A.best B.cleanest C.warmest D.quietest

正確答案:A

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