[originaltext]W: Hey, Sunny, I would like to ask a few questions about marriage

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问题  
W: Hey, Sunny, I would like to ask a few questions about marriage in Korea. What age do they usually get married?
M: I think the average age for Koreans to marry is about 27 to 28 for girls, and then 30 to 31 for guys,(9)because, guys in Korea, they have to serve military service, so that’s why it makes marriage a little bit later than other countries, I think.
W: Okay. And where are the like marriages usually held?
M: It is usually held at a wedding hall. And for people who believe in Catholic or Christian, they do it in churches or cathedrals.
W: Is it usually like expensive, and they have like big weddings? Or they invite all locals or...
M: Well, it depends on people, but usually,(10)the groom invites about 100 people, and the bride invites about the same. And then, relatives come and then friends come, so I think it’s like pretty big, compared to western cultures.
W: It sounds expensive, but who pays for all that, for all the...
M: As long as I know, it’s about half and half for groom and bride. And for gifts, like usually guys provide home, and then the girls provide refrigerators and sofas and the gadgets in the home.
W: And can you tell me another unique thing in a Korean marriage?
M:(11)Wedding ceremonies in Korea, it is made of two parts. The first part is like western style. We are wearing—brides wear this wedding dress, like white wedding dress and something like that. And then, the guys wear suits. And then in second part, we wear traditional Korean clothes. I think that’s kind of unique in Korean wedding.
9. Why does Korean men marry later than people in other countries?
10. What can we learn about the wedding in Korea?
11. What is the unique thing about wedding ceremonies in Korea?

选项 A、Because they want more freedom.
B、Because they have to serve in the army.
C、Because they want to get higher education.
D、Because they follow traditional customs.

答案 B

解析 对话开头,女士询问韩国人通常结婚的年龄,男士回答说女孩的平均结婚年龄为27到28岁,男孩的平均结婚年龄为30到31岁,因为他们不得不服兵役,故答案为B)。
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