HaveyoueverbeentoanIrishwedding?Ihavejustreturnedfromone．Itisaquartertofiveinthemorning：thesunhasalreadyclimbedaboutthehorizon；thebirdsarebusycelebratingthenewdayandhaveeagerlybeeninsearchoffood．

　　HaveyoueverbeentoanIrishwedding?Ihavejustreturnedfromone．Itisaquartertofiveinthemorning：thesunhasalreadyclimbedaboutthehorizon；thebirdsarebusycelebratingthenewdayandhaveeagerlybeeninsearchoffood．Butsomeoftheguestshavenotyetleft．Theyarestillprolongingthenight：dancing，singing，gossiping，puttingofftheunfortunatenecessityofundertakingaday’sworkinthefieldsafterasleeplessnight．

　　Throughoutmostofherlife，BridgetMary，thebride，hasbeenlivinginthesmallwhitewashedthatched（茅草屋顶）cottageIhavejustleft．Twelvechildrenhavebeenbroughtuptherebutonlytwoarestilllivingathome．Theeldestson，heir（继承人）tothesmallfarmishelpinghisfatherwiththefarmwork（theyemploynofarmlaborers）：theyoungestdaughterisstillatschool．Twoyearsago，BridgetMarywenttoEnglandtotakeupdomesticworkinahospitalanditwaswhileshewaslivingtherethatshemetherfuturehusband，Terry．HehimselfisanIrishmanwhousedtoliveinDublinandnowhasawell-paidjobinalightengineeringworksinEngland．Theygotengagedandstartedsaving．NowtheyarethinkingofbuyingasmallhousenearTerry’sfactor．

　　Theweddingceremonywasperformedinthechurchinthenearesttownathalfpasteightyesterdaymorning．Anothercouplewerebeingmarriedatthesametime．Nobodyworriedaboutthecostofthecelebrations：fourluxuriouscarsbroughtbride，bridegroom，familyandfriendshome，andfortypeoplewerecrowdedintothetiledkitchenandthetinyliving—room，hungwithframedschoolcertificatesandreligiouspictures．Abigmealwasgiven；theweddingcakewascutandtoastsweredrunkinwhiskyorsherry（葡萄酒）。Andwhiletheremainsofthefeastwerebeingclearedawayandtheroomsswept，thefourcarssetoutagain，takingthemarriedcoupleandrelationsforadriveroundthecountry—side．

　　1．Whatmakesitclearthatthisisacountrywedding?

　　A．Peoplegetupsoearly． B．Birdsarebusysearchingforfood．

　　C．Thebrideisoneofalargefamily． D．Thepeople’soccupations．

　　2．Fromthepassageweknowthat ．

　　A．nobodyworriedaboutthecostoftheweddingbecausethetwocoupleswhogotmarriedatthesametimewouldsharethecost

　　B．thefamilyisto