Questions 16-20 are based on Passage 3. Passage 3 Flower market In recent years many flower shops have appeared.It is common now for people to buy flowers when they go to a gathering,visit a sick friend,or attend a wedding or birthday party.Fresh flowers are also indispensable for other ceremonial occasions. The Beijing Flower Trade Center at Liangmaqiao is the largest wholesale fresh flower market in the capital,with a daily volume of between 150,000 and 160,000 blossoms.Ninety percent of the city's 500 flower shops obtain their stock there.According to He Xiaotang. manager of the Trade Center's marketing department,in the past sales volume between National Day(October 1)and October 20 accounted for 20 percent of yearly sales because young people usually had their weddings during this time.Now winter has become the peak season.lasting from Christmas Day until Spring Festival,including New Year's Day and Valentine's Day.The proportion of flower sales to individuals keeps increasing. A decade ago indoor decorations were mainly window papercuts and silk flowers.Later, washable plastic flowers became available,and today polyester flowers and plants,looking very much like the real thing,have become popular.Flower dehydration techniques have also made dried flowers a favorite.All kinds of flowers,both real and artificial,help maintain spring year round for many Chinese. Read Passage 3 and find a word in the passage,which is opposite to each of the following.The paragraph in which the word appears is indicated in brackets.Write your answers on your answer sheet. 16.healthy (1) 17.decreasing (2) 18.outdoor (3) 19.fresh(3) 20.natural (3) 923Qu臼lions 16-20 are based on Passage 3. Passage 3 Flower market In recent years many flower shops have appeared. It is common now for people to buy flowers when they go to a gathering , visit a sick friend , or attend a wedding or birthday party. Fresh flowers are also indispensable for other ceremonial occasions. The Beijing Flower Trade Center at Liangmaqiao is the largest wholesale fresh flower market in the capital ,with a daily volume of between 150 ,000 and 160 ,000 blossoms. Ninety percent of the city's 500 flower shops obtain their stock there. According to He Xiaotang. manager of the Trade Center' s marketing department , in the past sales volume between National Day( October 1) and October 20 accounted for 20 percent of yearly sales because young people usually had their weddings during this time. Now winter has become the peak season.1asting from Christmas Day until Spring Festival , including New Year's Day and Valentine's Day. The proportion of flower sales to individuals keeps increasing. A decade ago indoor decorations were mainly window papercuts and silk flowers. Later, washable plastic flowers became available , and today polyester flowers and plants, looking very much like the real thing ,have become popular. Flower dehydration techniques have also made dried flowers a favorite. All kinds of flowers , both real and artificial , help maintain spring year round for many Chinese. Read Passage 3 and find a word in the passage, which is opposite to each of the following. The paragraph in which the word appears is indicated in brackets. Write your answers on your answer sh配t. 16. healthy (1) 17. decreasing (2) 18. outdoor (3) 19. fresh (3) 20. natural (3) 923