We have spoken of marriage as a formal contract. It should be noted, however, that this contract does not -1- the same form in different societies. In Western societies, the -2- of a man and a woman -3- given the status of legal marriage by being registered by an official -4- by the state. In some African so cieties, -5-, marriage has nothing to do -6- an official registration of this kind but is legalized by the formal -7- of goods. Generally -8- is the bridegroom who is required to make a -9- of goods to the bride's kin(亲戚), though sometimes a payment is -10- made by the bridegroom's kin to that of the bride.
Among the Nuer, a -11- living in Southern Sudan, the payment made to the bride's kin, -12- as bridewealth, is in the -13- of cattle.Once the -14- of bridewealth is agreed -15-, and the formal payment is made, the marriage becomes a -16- union and the offspring of the union become the acceptable -17- of the husband.They remain -18- children even -19- the wife subsequently leaves him to live with -20- man.
1. [A] make [B] get [C] take [D] do
2. [A] condition[B] difference [C] union[D] divorce
3. [A] is [B] are [C] was [D] were
4. [A] recognizing [B] recognize [C] to recognize [D] recognized
5. [A] however [B] yet [C] though [D] still
6. [A] with [B] from [C] for [D] to
7. [A] exchange [B] contact [C] communication[D] connection
8. [A] that [B] this [C] one [D] it
9. [A] money[B] payment [C] cost [D] consumption
10. [A] also [B] too [C] either [D] as well
11. [A] a person [B] a people [C] a man[D] a couple
12. [A] called [B] known [C] named[D] looked
13. [A] shape[B] size [C] form [D] type
14. [A] amount [B] number [C] figure [D] volume
15. [A] upon [B] with [C] to [D] for
16. [A] legal[B] casual [C] direct [D] progressive
17. [A] bride[B] cattle [C] wealth [D] children
18. [A] his [B] her [C] their[D] ones
19. [A] before [B] because [C] while [D] if
20. [A] other[B] another [C] more [D] farther |
