Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.What was the diamond ring said to represent?
【解析】[A]本題可在文中直接聽出答案。The diamond represented beauty.鉆石戒指代表美麗。
30.Why did the Austrian man place the diamond ring on the third finger of the left hand of his would-be wife?
【解析】[C]他將戒指戴在未婚妻的左手第三個手指上是因為他認為,這個手指的血管是直接通到心臟的。He chose that finger because it was thought that a blood vessel in that finger went directly to the heart.因此可見,正確
答案為It was thought that a blood vessel in that finger led directly to the heart.
31.What is the chief advantage of having the engagement period?
【解析】[B] 許多人認為訂婚之后這段時間是為了有足夠的時間準備婚禮。但事實上,是讓兩個人都有充足的時間考慮今生將與對方攜手度過。Many people say the purpose of the engagement period is to permit enough time to plan the wedding .But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people are sure they want to marry each other.