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If you’d like to add a slice of your heritage to your wedding ceremony, you’re not alone. Millions of couples are embracing thei

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问题     If you’d like to add a slice of your heritage to your wedding ceremony, you’re not alone. Millions of couples are embracing their ancestry and choosing to incorporate some of the best traditions from around the world in their ceremonies here at home. Here are some of the most interesting wedding traditions you might find if you attended a wedding in a Scandinavian country. If you or your family are from one of these countries, why not try adding some phrases from your ancestor’s native tongue in your wedding vows for a truly memorable touch?
    Origin of the original Britons, the Vikings, and Hamlet, Scandinavia is a cluster of countries with a unique set of wedding customs. In Denmark, an arch of pine limbs called a Gate of Honor is built in front of the bride’s home. At some point in the reception, the groom will leave the room and all the male guests will get to kiss the bride. When he returns, she will depart and the female guests will kiss the groom.
    In Viking times, the groom would pay a price for the bride, and the bride’s family would provide a dowry. These combined funds were then given to the couple at the end of the marriage ceremony in order to provide a starting point for the newlyweds. Today, the parents will tuck money into the bride’s shoes. The father contributes silver to the left shoe and the mother contributes gold to the right shoe. Also, the shoes are left untied in belief that this will ensure easy childbirth in the future.
    Truly traditional Viking weddings are always held on Friday, which was considered the day of Frigga and therefore sacred. The couple is often sanctified at the beginning of the ceremony with a sprinkling from a fir bough dipped in wine. Rings may be presented by the bride and groom to each other on the tip of a ceremonial sword, and vows are often recited while both hands hold the hilt, reminding the couple that marriage is a lifelong commitment that is equally binding on both male and female.
    Chris Simeral is the creator of The Ultimate Wedding Vow Toolkit, the wedding-coordinator-approved home-study course for couples personalizing or renewing their wedding vows. Sign up for the free wedding vow mini-course at http://www.weddingvowtoolkit.com.
What do the bride’s parents do nowadays at the marriage ceremony?
选项 A、They provide the bride with a dowry.
B、They untie the bride’s shoes.
C、They beautify the bride with gold and silver.
D、They decorate the bride’s shoes.
答案A
解析 根据第3段第3、4句可以推断父母塞到新娘鞋子里的金和银是他们给新娘的嫁妆。这是现在父母给嫁妆的方式，因此本题应选A。根据该段第1句提到的内容可以推断本段是对比古代和现代父母给嫁妆的不同方式，该段末句说the shoes are left untied并没有指出They(parents)untie the bride’s shoes，故排除B；塞金银至鞋子里并不是beautify the bride或装饰鞋子，这只是现代父母给女儿嫁妆的方式，故C、D亦排除。
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