Getting married can be one of the happiest moments in a person’s life. Throughout the world, weddings are very important events. Let’s look at some interesting wedding customs from different countries.
For African Americans, it is tradition for the married couple to jump over a broom covered with flowers. This represents the beginning of family life. It is interesting to note that African slaves who were brought to the USA started this tradition. African American couples were not allowed to have a legal marriage, so instead they had a ceremony where the bride and groom jumped over a broom “into marriage”.
Making jokes about the bride and groom is a wedding tradition in both France and Germany. In France, this includes making loud noises with pots; in Germany, wedding guests break dishes. Weddings in Germany often last for three days. On Thursday, there is a simple ceremony at a government office noting the official marriage of the couple. Then the couple will have a dinner with family and close friends. On Friday, there is a party. This is when guests break dishes to represent the start of a new life. Then on Sunday, there is a ceremony in a church.
In Greece and Italy, people eat special kinds of sweets at the wedding. Both Greece and Italy also have their own special wedding dances, which all of the guests enjoy.
In Russia, couples tie a doll to their wedding car if they want to have a daughter, or a toy bear if they want to have a son.
In England, it is tradition for the little girls to throw flowers on the ground on the way to the wedding ceremony. The bride and groom walk on these flowers. This represents the hope that the couples will follow the path that leads to a happy life.
Topic
·Getting married can be 1. than any other moment in a person’s life.
·Interesting wedding customs differ 2. country to country.
Countries/ People
Wedding Customs
African Americans
·Married couple jump over a broom covered with flowers, which 3. the beginning of family life.
·In the past, African American couples were 4. to get married legally.
France and Germany
·Make jokes about the bride and groom.
·In Germany, wedding guests get dishes 5. .
·A German wedding often 6. three days.
The Greek and the 7
·Either Greece 8 Italy has its own special wedding dances, which all of the guests enjoy.
Russia
·If couples want to have a daughter, they will have a doll 9. to their wedding car.
The English
·The bride and groom walk on the flowers thrown by little girls. It represents the hope of 10 the path leading to a happy life.
happier
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解析：本文介绍了不同国家的婚礼习俗。
【小题1】有文章第一句“Getting married can be one of the happiest moments in a person’s life.”可知结婚是人一生中最幸福的时刻之一了，这里用了happy最高级，而题目用到的是比较级,故填happier。
【小题2】文章第一段第三句“. Let’s look at some interesting wedding customs from different countries.
”让我们看看不同国家的一些有趣的婚礼习俗，而题目也说从一个国家到另一个国家婚礼不同之处，“从……到什么”，应用from。
【小题3】根据第二段第二句“This represents the beginning of family life”这代表着家庭生活的开始。这里“this”就是题目“Married couple jump over a broom covered with flowers”结婚夫妇跳过覆盖鲜花的扫帚，故用.represents。
【小题4】 根据文中“African American couples were not allowed to have a legal marriage”过去美裔黑人夫妇不允许有合法婚姻。而题目中地句意是：在过去美裔黑人夫妇合法结婚是禁止的，故用forbidden。
【小题5】根据第三段中“in Germany, wedding guests break dishes”在德国，婚礼宾客摔盘子。在题目中是盘子碎裂，用形容词形式broken。
【小题6】 根据第三段“ Weddings in Germany often last for three days.”在德国婚礼持续三天可知此处用last,由于主语是单数，故用lasts。
【小题7】 第四段介绍的是希腊和意大利的婚礼习俗，前面是希腊人，故后面应填Italian 。
【小题8】 根据第四段“ Both Greece and Italy also have their own special wedding dances”句意是：希腊和意大利也有他们自己特殊的婚礼舞蹈。“both...and”表示两者都，动词用复数形式，“either...or”也表示两者都，动词用单数形式，故用or。
【小题9】 根据第五段“In Russia, couples tie a doll to their wedding car if they want to have a daughter”在俄罗斯，如果夫妇想要一个女孩就在婚车上系一个娃娃。这里要用tie的被动语态，故填tied。
【小题10】根据最后一句“This represents the hope that the couples will follow the path that leads to a happy life.”
这代表了希望夫妻将沿着这条通往幸福的道路前进。这里需要用到动名词，故填following。