【答案解析】{{B}}Where you live now{{/B}} · I live in Paris, the capital of France. · Although I like Paris very much, I don't really like the area where I live. I suppose the two good things about it are the restaurants and the transport. There are many immigrants in the area here I live, so there's a great variety of delicious food. The transport is good because there are two metro—under-ground—stations nearby. · It's a poor area. That means that it's cheap to live there—rents are low. However, there is a lot of petty crime and there are few health and sports facilities. · I doubt it. When I finish my studies, I hope to get a job and move to a better area. {{B}}Weddings{{/B}} · There is a wedding ceremony—either at a registry office or in a church—then a party. Wedding ceremonies in churches are becoming less common as fewer people take religion seriously. At the party—also called the reception—people make toasts to the bride and groom and a few people make speeches. Sometimes the speeches are very long and boring. There's usually some live music and people dance. Of course, there is a lot of food and drink, just like at weddings all over the world, I imagine! · I don't think that there is any special food that is eaten. Oh, how could I forget! There must be a wedding cake! Apart from that, there is usually a big selection of food. Most receptions nowadays have a buffet, so people can choose which food they want and how much of it they want to eat. · In my country, people generally buy small household items, such as dishes, cutlery, food mixers, that kind of thing. Most people buy something of practical use rather than something ornamental. · The men usually wear dark suits, though I have seen weddings where the men have been wearing white ones. The ladies wear dresses—usually quite fancy ones. The bride wears a white wedding dress to the ceremony, but generally changes into something more comfortable for the reception. · Yes, they do—but not always. Many couples find that they don't have enough money for a real honey-moon, so they visit friends or family instead. The most popular places for a honeymoon are the south coast or, if the couple are wealthy, a trip to somewhere exotic, like Thailand, South America or Australia. {{B}}Games{{/B}} · Yes, we often play board games, like Monopoly and Risk. I like them, but I'm not a good player. My sister is very good at Risk, which is strange because it is a military strategy game. My mother is good at Monopoly. I think she is good at getting good deals out of people using her charm! · My favourite is Monopoly. It's all about getting as much money as possible from other players by buying property and building on it. Everyone is a big capitalist—or at least they want to be! It's an internationally famous game, with different versions for different cities around the world. I even saw a Bangkok version when I visited Thailand last year. · They're not very popular. Young people seem to prefer computer games to board games. Actually, many computer games are based on board games. Board games can take a few hours to play, so many people are put off by that. · My sister prefers Risk and my mother prefers Monopoly—because those are the games they usually win at. So, my father and I usually decide what we will play. My mother has recently started playing Bridge, the card game, with some neighbours. Apparently, she's pretty good at that too! My sister and I sometimes play computer games, but not often.