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(親戚), 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.one�餾

　　19.A.before B.because C.while D.if

　　20.A.other B.another C.more D.farther

　　第十一篇答案+解說(shuō):

　　1.【答案】C

　　【解析】本句意為在不同的社會(huì)里,這種合約采取不同的形式。take the form of是固定搭配,意為“采取……形式”。

　　2.【答案】C

　　【解析】本句是說(shuō)“在西方社會(huì),男女的結(jié)合只有由政府認(rèn)可的官員登記后才成為合法婚姻。”union“結(jié)合";difference“區(qū)別”;condition“條件”;divorce“離婚”。