【正文】 related” D. “visit friends and relatives”19. Modern tourism in China began _____. A. in the 1920s B. in the 1950s C. in the 1970s D. in the 1990s20. Any large scale tourist movement _____ air pollution from jet aircraft, car and pleasureboat exhaust fumes. A. produces B. turns C. makes D. increasesⅡ. Reading prehension(215=30) (1) In Britain arrangements for inviting and entertaining guests at a wedding are usually the responsibility of the bride39。s family. In most cases it is mainly friends and relations of both families who are invited but when the bride39。s father is a businessman of some kind, the wedding reception may provide a useful occasion for establishing social connections with clients or customers and other people whose good will may be of advantage to him. It is, however, the bride39。s mother who has the job of sending out the formal printed invitation cards. In the case of a church wedding, the vicar of each parish in which the bride and bridegroom lives is normally informed about a month in advance of the ceremony so that an announcement of the ing wedding can be made in church on each of three Sundays before it takes place. Anyone who may know of an existing marriage of either partner is ordered to give information about it, though this means of avoiding bigamy must have been more effective in the days when people moved about the world less than they do today. Often up to a hundred or more people at tend the religious service and the bride usually wears the traditional long white dress and veil, while her bridesmaid, who are often children, wear long dresses in attractive colours. This may also happen in the case of a civil wedding in a register office but is probably less usual. The reception which follows may be held in a restaurant, a local hall or, when there are few guests, in the bride39。s own home. Refreshments are provided, a special iced weddingcake is cut (usually to the acpaniment of speeches) and distributed to the guests, toasts are drunk and dancing may follow. At some point in the celebrations, the bride goes off to change into everyday clothes and then leaves the party with her husband to go on their honeymoon, the journey they will make together, often in romantic surroundings abroad. 21. It is the bride39。s parents who normally have to ________. A. make all the arrangements for the wedding B. provide hospitality for the people attending C. decide who shall be invited D. pay all the expenses involved22. According to the passage some guests may be invited because ________. A. they are likely to be annoyed if they are not B. they may give valuable presents C. their presence could provide future benefits D. they may help with the expenses of the wedding23. why are the arrangements for a church wedding usually made some time before? A. To allow the necessary length of time for publicizing the wedding. B. To provide time for organizing the reception. C. To make sure that the guests can arrange to be free on the day. D. To ensure a thorough investigation of the couple39。s existing marital status. 24. What possible difference is suggested between a church and a civil wedding? A. Civil weddings are less monly followed by a reception. B. It is less usual for guests to attend the civil wedding formalities. C. Guests at civil weddings are less formally dressed. D. There could be less attention paid at the latter to convention and picturesque effect. 25. The reception normally takes place in the bride39。s home if ________. A. this is a large one B. there is enough room to entertain the people invited C. the parents cannot afford to hire a hall D. there is to be no party afterwards (2) Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A m