Directions:   Read the following text.

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问题 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’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’s and groom’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’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’t have a waiting period before he can remarry  20  the woman must wait ten months. 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’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’s and groom’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’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’t have a waiting period before he can remarry  20  the woman must wait ten months.

选项 3. ______ A.close B.renew C.arrange D.postpone

答案C

解析考查动词词义辨析。上文提到年轻男性可以自己选择喜欢的对象,所以接下来就是让父母安排结婚事宜。结合所给选项,只有C项arrange“安排”符合语境。close关闭。renew更新;重新开始。postpone推迟。
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