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]本题可在文中直接听出答案。The diamond represented beauty.钻石戒指代表美丽。
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]他将戒指戴在未婚妻的左手第三个手指上是因为他认为,这个手指的血管是直接通到心脏的。He chose that finger because it was thought that a blood vessel in that finger went directly to the heart.因此可见,正确
答案为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] 许多人认为订婚之后这段时间是为了有足够的时间准备婚礼。但事实上,是让两个人都有充足的时间考虑今生将与对方携手度过。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.