B2U14 The Wedding Story都铎王朝
Text comprehension
I. Decide which of the following beat states the purpo of the play. _____
A. To show what a perfect wedding in a fairy tale is like.
B. To tell how far apart the true courting experience of a young couple and a idealized love story in a fairy tale can be.
C. To tell the audience what ups and downs a young couple's love undergoes.
II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or fal.
1. The original purpo of the storytellers is to tell children a nice bedtime story.
2. The storyteller intends to tell the children a love story exactly the same as what a young couple have experienced.
3. The woman accus the man of being a racist.
4. The young couple do not have a good understanding about each other.
5. The storyteller's cond version of the love story is a mirable one, which is interrupted by the young man and the women.
III. Answer the following questions.
1. How is the tting of the ideal love story described?
2. How do young couple feel about the first version of the wedding story? Pick up some ntences to support your answer.
3. What evidence suggests that the couple's relationship is far from the flawless fairy tale the storyteller describes?
4. According to the bride, what are weddings and marriages like for ordinary people?
5. Why does the storyteller give the cond version of the wedding story? How does it differ from his fairy tale?
IV. Explain in your own words the following ntences.
1. How many of tho kids will live up to your version of the story? None! They can't. It's too much pressure. It's like why Catholic women are all mesd up. You can't be a virgin AND be a mother.(lines 125-127)
2. She's got a point there. You're opening yourlf up for multiple (lines 144-145)
Vocabulary
I. Explain the underlined part in each ntence in your own words.
1. Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite.
2. A young man stood by her side, smart as a whip and handsome as
a polo hor.
3. Now, before I was interrupted for the umpteenth time, boys and girls, I was 正规借条模板
4. Well far be it from me to give little souls something to which to aspire.
To stay deep in the dark clot, the man propod to the woman, and since she's 35 and, let's face it,
not getting
II. Fill in the blank in each ntence with a word or phra taken from the box in its appropriate form.
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1. The other actors were thrown into confusion when she started _____ her final speech.
2. Soon after the business started, a long economic downturn _______.
3. The nator was accud of being a ______ after refusing to allow
a black journalist into his mansion in Georgia.
倔脾气4. Funds for continued testing of the ________ran out last week.
5. It's wrong that _______young minds should be subject to this sort of propaganda in school.
6. Students _____ in a foreign language often take time out to live in the country where the languages is spoken.
7. Forbes _____ in prison for not paying his taxes.
8. You'll probably find Murphy in that bar----he often _____ there. III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.
1. The _______ of new ideas and dissident views only led to greater distrust of the government. (suppress)
2. China has been the _____ for a new and distinct ideological growth in the West.(inspire)
3. _______ is just as important as romantic life.(compatible)
4. There ems to have been a disturbing growth in ______ among young people in the new European states. (racist)
5. All ____ teachers in the state must learn about x discrimination.(aspire)
6. "No one ever listens to me," she said ____.(pathetic)
7. She threw a kiss as a ______.(salute)
8. She rocked the baby _____ in her arms until he fell asleep.(soothing)
IV. Choo the words or phra that can replace the underlined part in each ntence without changing its original meaning.
1. I love listening to Bach's music--I find it very soothing, especially when I've had a hard day at work.
A.sweet
D.soft
2. Her resignation will do little to inspire confidence in a company that is already struggling for survival.
dream的意思A.restore
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C.gain
D.give水手歌词
3. He stood in the doorway and yelled out, "Anybody home?" at the
top of his voice.
A.shrieked
B.shouted
D.screamed
4. At their best, arranged marriages are about matching people who are compatible.
A.have a soft spot for each other
B.are fond of each other
C.are intended for each other
D. Are well suited
5.He didn't appear to remember our encounter last year and nodded when we were introduced.
A.promi
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B.appointment
6. We found a small dog sitting outside the back door looking pathetic.
A.pitiful
B.funny
C.cute
D.tired
7. He tried hard to suppress his anger and rentment, but finally he lost his temper and told them what he thought.
A.hold back
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B.surpass
C.disgui
D.hide
8. If I ever find out you've been cheating on me, I'll leaver you straight away.
A.disobeying
B.ignoring
C.unfaithful to
D.dissatisfied with V. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each ntence in the n it is ud.
1. Lights up on BRIDE and GROOM in traditional garb standing on top of a wedding cake.
