Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Belgium is a very old country, with a fascinating mixture of old customs and modern laws. Belgium weddings may be performed as a civil ceremony or as a religious ceremony.
Traditionally, when a couple in Belgium wishes to announce their marriage, the wedding invitations are printed on two sheets of paper, one from the bride's family and one sheet from the groom's family. These wedding invitations symbolize the union of the two families and the partnership of the new union.
An ancient Belgium custom that is designed to unite the two families calls for the bride to stop as she walks up the isle and to hand her mother a single flower. The two then embrace. Then, during the recessional, the bride and groom walk to the groom's mother and the new bride hands her new mother-in-law a single flower and the two of them embrace, symbolizing the bride's acceptance of her new mother.
One of the most important and enduring traditions of the Belgium wedding is for the bride to carry a specially embroidered handkerchief that has her name embroidered on it. After the wedding this handkerchief is framed and hung on the wall in a place of honor. When the next female member of the bride's family is to be wed, the handkerchief is removed from its frame, the new bride's name is embroidered onto it, and it is passed down. The wedding handkerchief is passed from generation to generation, and is considered an important family heirloom.
During the wedding mass, the bride and the groom are enthroned in two large chairs placed near the altar, symbolizing that on this day and in this place they are the king and the queen. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the groom slips the wedding ring onto the third finger of his bride's left hand. The ring, being an endless circle, symbolizes never-ending love, and the third finger of the left hand is believed to hold the vein that travels to the heart, symbolizing love. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the bride and groom share their first kiss as husband and wife. The kiss is considered a symbolic act of sharing each other's spirit as the couple each breathes in a portion of their new mate's soul.
The bridesmaids traditionally take up a collection of coins and as the bride and groom exit the church, the bridesmaids toss the coins to the poor outside the church. Giving gifts of money to the poor helps to insure prosperity for the new bride and groom.
Following the wedding the bride and groom are off on their honeymoon. In ancient times the honeymoon, which was celebrated by the drinking of mead, or honey wine, would last 28 days, one complete cycle of the moon. This was to make sure that the bride's family did not try to steal their daughter back from her new husband.
(Source: http://www.best-country.com/)
The following is true about Belgium's wedding, EXCEPT ____________.
A. The weddings in Belgium are not only a civil event but also a religious one.
B. The wedding invitations are the symbol of both the bride's and the groom's families.
C. Each mother of the couple is given a single flower in their children's wedding.
D. The bride often hugs her mother-in-law before embracing her mother.
Belgium is a very old country, with a fascinating mixture of old customs and modern laws. Belgium weddings may be performed as a civil ceremony or as a religious ceremony.
Traditionally, when a couple in Belgium wishes to announce their marriage, the wedding invitations are printed on two sheets of paper, one from the bride's family and one sheet from the groom's family. These wedding invitations symbolize the union of the two families and the partnership of the new union.
An ancient Belgium custom that is designed to unite the two families calls for the bride to stop as she walks up the isle and to hand her mother a single flower. The two then embrace. Then, during the recessional, the bride and groom walk to the groom's mother and the new bride hands her new mother-in-law a single flower and the two of them embrace, symbolizing the bride's acceptance of her new mother.
One of the most important and enduring traditions of the Belgium wedding is for the bride to carry a specially embroidered handkerchief that has her name embroidered on it. After the wedding this handkerchief is framed and hung on the wall in a place of honor. When the next female member of the bride's family is to be wed, the handkerchief is removed from its frame, the new bride's name is embroidered onto it, and it is passed down. The wedding handkerchief is passed from generation to generation, and is considered an important family heirloom.
During the wedding mass, the bride and the groom are enthroned in two large chairs placed near the altar, symbolizing that on this day and in this place they are the king and the queen. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the groom slips the wedding ring onto the third finger of his bride's left hand. The ring, being an endless circle, symbolizes never-ending love, and the third finger of the left hand is believed to hold the vein that travels to the heart, symbolizing love. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the bride and groom share their first kiss as husband and wife. The kiss is considered a symbolic act of sharing each other's spirit as the couple each breathes in a portion of their new mate's soul.
The bridesmaids traditionally take up a collection of coins and as the bride and groom exit the church, the bridesmaids toss the coins to the poor outside the church. Giving gifts of money to the poor helps to insure prosperity for the new bride and groom.
Following the wedding the bride and groom are off on their honeymoon. In ancient times the honeymoon, which was celebrated by the drinking of mead, or honey wine, would last 28 days, one complete cycle of the moon. This was to make sure that the bride's family did not try to steal their daughter back from her new husband.
(Source: http://www.best-country.com/)
The following is true about Belgium's wedding, EXCEPT ____________.
A. The weddings in Belgium are not only a civil event but also a religious one.
B. The wedding invitations are the symbol of both the bride's and the groom's families.
C. Each mother of the couple is given a single flower in their children's wedding.
D. The bride often hugs her mother-in-law before embracing her mother.
Các câu sau là đúng về đám cưới ở Bỉ, ngoại trừ ___________.
A. Những đám cưới ở Bỉ không chỉ là sự kiện dân sự mà còn là sự kiện tôn giáo.
B. Thiệp mời đám cưới là biểu tượng của cả gia đình cô dâu và chú rể.
C. Mỗi người mẹ của cặp đôi mới cưới được tặng 1 bông hoa duy nhất vào ngày cưới của con họ.
D. Cô dâu thường ôm mẹ chồng trước khi ôm mẹ cô ấy.
Căn cứ vào các thông tin sau:
Belgium weddings may be performed as a civil ceremony or as a religious ceremony. (Các đám cưới ở Bỉ có thể được thực hiện như một buổi lễ dân sự hoặc như một buổi lễ tôn giáo.)
These wedding invitations symbolize the union of the two families and the partnership of the new union. (Những lời mời đám cưới này tượng trưng cho sự kết hợp của hai gia đình và quan hệ đối tác của sự hợp nhất mới).
An ancient Belgium custom that is designed to unite the two families calls for the bride to stop as she walks up the isle and to hand her mother a single flower. The two then embrace. Then, during the recessional, the bride and groom walk to the groom's mother and the new bride hands her new mother-in-law a single flower and the two of them embrace, symbolizing the bride's acceptance of her new mother.
(Một phong tục cổ ở Bỉ được thiết kế để đoàn kết hai gia đình kêu gọi cô dâu dừng lại khi cô đi lên hòn đảo và để đưa cho mẹ cô một bông hoa duy nhất. Cả hai sau đó ôm nhau. Sau đó, trong bài thánh ca tiễn sau khi làm lễ, cô dâu và chú rể đi đến mẹ của chú rể và cô dâu mới đưa cho mẹ chồng cô ấy một bông hoa duy nhất và hai người họ ôm nhau, tượng trưng cho sự chấp nhận cô dâu của người mẹ mới của cô ấy.)
A. Những đám cưới ở Bỉ không chỉ là sự kiện dân sự mà còn là sự kiện tôn giáo.
B. Thiệp mời đám cưới là biểu tượng của cả gia đình cô dâu và chú rể.
C. Mỗi người mẹ của cặp đôi mới cưới được tặng 1 bông hoa duy nhất vào ngày cưới của con họ.
D. Cô dâu thường ôm mẹ chồng trước khi ôm mẹ cô ấy.
Căn cứ vào các thông tin sau:
Belgium weddings may be performed as a civil ceremony or as a religious ceremony. (Các đám cưới ở Bỉ có thể được thực hiện như một buổi lễ dân sự hoặc như một buổi lễ tôn giáo.)
These wedding invitations symbolize the union of the two families and the partnership of the new union. (Những lời mời đám cưới này tượng trưng cho sự kết hợp của hai gia đình và quan hệ đối tác của sự hợp nhất mới).
An ancient Belgium custom that is designed to unite the two families calls for the bride to stop as she walks up the isle and to hand her mother a single flower. The two then embrace. Then, during the recessional, the bride and groom walk to the groom's mother and the new bride hands her new mother-in-law a single flower and the two of them embrace, symbolizing the bride's acceptance of her new mother.
(Một phong tục cổ ở Bỉ được thiết kế để đoàn kết hai gia đình kêu gọi cô dâu dừng lại khi cô đi lên hòn đảo và để đưa cho mẹ cô một bông hoa duy nhất. Cả hai sau đó ôm nhau. Sau đó, trong bài thánh ca tiễn sau khi làm lễ, cô dâu và chú rể đi đến mẹ của chú rể và cô dâu mới đưa cho mẹ chồng cô ấy một bông hoa duy nhất và hai người họ ôm nhau, tượng trưng cho sự chấp nhận cô dâu của người mẹ mới của cô ấy.)
Đáp án D.