as the couple exchange wedding vows they will be __句1__. all the spectators are there to wish them well.

　　as the time approaches, i think back to other family weddings over many years. my older sisters were all married in the same church and as brides they carried a white bible decorated with tiny roses. the receptions for their weddings were all held in the same church basement, as there was no large =@1@eI.2 m9S?!gT [ 本 资 料 来 源 于 贵 州 学 习 网 外语园地大学英语四六级 http://Www.gzU521.com ] =@1@eI.2 m9S?!gT

　　banquet hall in the local area. the __ 1__was usually catered by a group of church members.

　　____________________句2______________________. the table decorations will be a __2__ one of the table decorations will be small pumpkins, used as containers for flowers that were collected from family gardens, surrounded by a large wreath made from long stalks of wheat. there will be a few coloured leaves placed inside the wreath. maybe they will use oak and maple leaves to show the __3__ of the autumn colours. the colour of the outfits that the bridesmaids are wearing will be fall colours as well. the __4__ decorations will be appreciated by the many guests attending the festivities. at each place setting there will be a special paper napkin with the bride and groom’s name printed on it and the date of their wedding. it will be carefully folded placed on top and of a linen napkin. this will be one of the souvenirs the guests will have to __5__ the special wedding day. also at each place will be a few after dinner mints for the guests. a miniature tree will also be placed at each persons place. the intent is for the guests to take the little tree home and transplant it to a special place. in this way, our environment is also improved and the tree will BECome a living tribute to the young couple.

　　the groom will carry her across the __6__ as is customary for a young couple as they begin their new life together. the honeymoon plans will take them to the west coast of canada.

　　they will have a week of privacy far away from friends and family. they will inhabit a condominium in the town of whistler, british columbia, in the rocky mountains.

　　__________________句3___________________

　　thereafter, they will return home to ontario where they will __7__.

　　their original plan to spend their honeymoon on board a yacht in the mediterranean sea was __8__ when world circumstances dictated that our country canada was a safer choice.

　　earlier this month, as i thought about the forthcoming marriage, and knew that i would be unable to attend, i decided to write a message to the young couple. the intent was that the message would be read aloud during the wedding reception. in the message, i wished them well and __9__ them to cherish each other every day.

　key:

　　sentences 1-3

　　1 affirming their love and making a commitment to each other

　　2 today’s wedding reception will be held in an arena that will be decorated with just the right amount of fall flowers in wonderful arrays to give it dignity yet a touch of glamour

　　3 they will feel as if they are royalty living in a mansion in this little bit of paradise on earth.

　　words

　　feast, masterpiece, splendour, ingenious, commemorate, threshold, reside, abandoned, urged

　　解析：

　　feast

　　n. 宴会,酒席,节会 vt. 款待,享乐,请客 vi. 参加宴会,享受C \.N ;Vl K-.F[ 此文转贴于我的学习网外语园地大学英语四六级 http://www.Gzu521.com]C \.N ;Vl K-.F

　　at the feast there was an abundance of food and drink.

　　宴会上有丰盛的食品和饮料