[单项选择]carriage（）
A. the price or cost of transportation.
B. easily to go bad.
C. not to do something that has been arranged or decided upon.
D. something designed, built or installed to serve a specific function or perform a particular service.
E. the act of paying a bill, debt, charge, etc.
F. trader through whom goods pass between the producer and the customer.
G. a tract of land including its buildings.
H. an official group of persons who direct or supervise some activities of a firm.
I. public argument about something which many people disagree with.
J. a way by which a place, esp. property can be reached or entered or used.

[简答题]The cost of hiring a private rail carriage is shared equally by all the passengers who paid an exact number of pounds which was less than ￡100 each. The carriage has seats for 50 passengers and the total bill amounts to ￡1887. How many seats were not occupied

[简答题]A “Carriage Outwards” account normally has a debit balance.

[单项选择]The horse and carriage are things of the past. But love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, particularly first marriages (31) young couples are the result of (32) attraction and affection (33) than practical considerations.
In the United States, parents do not arrange marriages for their children. Teenagers begin (34) in high school and usually find mates through their own (35) and social contacts. Though young people feel free to choose their friends from (36) groups, most choose a mate of similar background. This is due in part to (37) guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their children, but they can usually influence choices by (38) disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.
(39) , marriages between members of different groups ( interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages) are increasing, probably because of the greater (40) of toda
A. likely
B. ready
C. intended
D. possible