职称英语综合类的阅读理解练习题23
<p> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="japanese">japanese</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span>. <span word="yoshio">yoshio</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hiromi">hiromi</span> <span word="tanaka">tanaka</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="japanese">japanese</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>. <span word="we">we</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>. <span word="we">we</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="japanese">japanese</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="our">our</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matchmaker">matchmaker</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="japan">japan</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>. <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="background">background</span>, <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="when">when</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="matchmaker">matchmaker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span>. <span word="we">we</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sent">sent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrange">arrange</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="japanese">japanese</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matchmaker">matchmaker</span>. <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exchanged">exchanged</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>. <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matchmaker">matchmaker</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p> <span word="yoshio">yoshio</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>. <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hiromis">hiromis</span>. <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="afterwards">afterwards</span>. <span word="we">we</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="ornament">ornament</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hiromi">hiromi</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span>.</p>
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