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   aspouse 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 the bride’s and groom’s wrists, and  10   a candle around a circle of happily in with the wife’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 sprouse 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 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
5.[A]Although       [B]Lest             [C]After            [D]Unless
6.[A]into           [B]within           [C]from                [D]through
7.[A]since          [B]but                  [C]or                  [D]so
8.[A]copy         [B]test                  [C]recite           [D]create
9.[A]folding         [B]piling              [C]wrapping        [D]tying
10.[A]passing       [B]lighting        [C]hiding           [D]serving
11. [A]meeting       [B]collection        [C]association       [D]union
12. [A]grow          [B]part                [C]deal                 [D]live
13. [A]whereas       [B]until                [C]if                    [D]for
14. [A]obtain         [B]follow          [C]challenge        [D]avoid
15. [A]isolated    [B]persuaded       [C]viewed           [D]exposed
16. [A]whatever     [B]however        [C]whenever         [D]wherever
17.[A]changed    [B]brought         [C]shaped        [D]pushed
18.[A]withdrawn    [B]invested        [C]donated        [D]divided
19. [A]breaks     [B]warms         [C]shows         [D]clears
20.[A]so         [B]while         [C]once             [D]in that
1.    B    2.    D    3.    C    4.    A    5.    C
6.    A    7.    C    8.    C    9.    D    10.    B
11.    D    12.    D    13.    B    14.    A    15.    C
16. D    17.    B    18.    A    19.    C    20.    A