鐪嬭繃
2016
骞村叏鍥界澹爺绌剁敓鎷涚敓鑰冭瘯鑻辫
(
涓�
)
璇曢
Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read
the
following
text.Choose
the
best
word(s)
for
each
numbered
blank
and
mark
A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)
In
Cambodia,
the
choice
of
a
spouse
is
a
complex
one
for
the
young
male.
It
may
involve not only his parents and his friends, 1 those of the young woman, but also
a matchmaker. A young man can 2 a likely
spouse
on his own and then ask
his parents
to 3 the marriage negotiations, or the young man
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s parents may make the choice of
a spouse, giving the child little to say in the selection. 4 , a girl may veto the
spouse her parents have chosen. 5 a spouse has been selected, each family
investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying 6 a good family.
The
traditional
wedding
is
a
long
and
colorful
affair.
Formerly
it
lasted
three
days,
7
by
the
1980s
it
more
commonly
lasted
a
day
and
a
half.
Buddhist
priests
offer
a
short
sermon
and
8
prayers
of
blessing.
Parts
of
the
ceremony
involve
ritual
hair
cutting,
9
cotton
threads
soaked
in
holy
water
around
the
bride
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s
and
groom
鈥?/p>
s
wrists,
and 10 a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless
the 11 .Newlyweds traditionally move in with the wife
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s parents and may 12 with
them up to a year, 13 they can build a new house nearby.
Divorce is legal and easy to 14 , but not common. Divorced persons are 15 with
some disapproval. Each spouse retains 16 property he or she 17 into the marriage,
and jointly-acquired property is 18 equally. Divorced persons may remarry, but a
gender
prejudice 19 up:
The divorced male doesn
鈥?/p>
t have a waiting period before he
can remarry 20 the woman must wait ten months.
1.[A]by way of [B]on behalf of [C]as well as [D]with regard to
2. [A]adapt to [B]provide for [C]compete with [D]decide on
3. [A]close [B]renew [C]arrange [D]postpone
4. [A]Above all [B]In theory [C]In time [D]For example