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 |
