Directions:
Read the fllowing text. Choose the best word(s) fr each numbered blank and mark
A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (lOpoints)
In Cambodia, the choice of a spouse is a complex one fr the young male. It may
involve not only his parents and his fiends, 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 mariage negotiations, or the young man'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 fmily investigates the other to make sure its child is
marrymg 6 a good fmily.
The traditional wedding is a long and colorfl afair. Formerly it lasted
three days, _7_ by the 1980s it more commonly lasted a day and a half Buddhist
priests ofer 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's and groom's wrists, and
married and respected couples to bless the
in with the wif's parents and may 12
can build a new house nearby.
10 a candle around a circle of happily
11 . Newlyweds traditionally move
with them up to a yea, 13 they
Divorce is legal and easy to 14 but not common. Divorced persons are
. 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't have a waiting period befre he can remarry 20 the woman
must wait ten months.
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