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Read the following text. Choose the best

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问题 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.11． ______A. meetingB. associationC. collectionD. union
选项 A. meeting
B. association
C. collection
D. union
答案 D
解析 考查名词词义辨析。上文讲到的剪发、手腕系绳以及传递蜡烛，都是为了祝福新郎和新娘的结合，D项union表示“结合”，符合句意，为正确选项。A项meeting“会见，会议”、B项association“协会，联盟”、C项collection“采集，收集”均不符合句意，故排除。
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