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  3. 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,【C1

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,【C1

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问题     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,【C1】______ those of the young woman, but also a matchmaker. A young man can【C2】______ a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to【C3】______ 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.【C4】______, a girl may veto the spouse her parents have chosen.【C5】______ a spouse has been selected, each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying 【C6】______ a good family.   
    The traditional wedding is a long and colorful affair. Formerly it lasted three days,【C7】______ by the 1980s it more commonly lasted a day and a half Buddhist priests offer a short sermon and【C8】______ prayers of blessing. Parts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting,【C9】______ cotton threads soaked in holy water around the bride’ s and groom’ s wrists, and【C10】______ a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the【C11】______ . Newlyweds traditionally move in with the wife’s parents and may【C12】______ with them up to a year,【C13】______ they can build a new house nearby.
    Divorce is legal and easy to【C14】______ , but not common. Divorced persons are【C15】______ with some disapproval. Each spouse retains【C16】______ property he or she【C17】______ into the marriage, and jointly-acquired property is【C18】______equally. Divorced persons may remarry, but a gender prejudice【C19】______up:
The divorced male doesn’t have a waiting period before he can remarry【C20】______the woman must wait ten months.
【C3】
选项 A、close
B、arrange
C、renew
D、postpone
答案B
解析 考查上下文语义及动词辨析。本句句意为“年轻男性可以自己决定中意的对象并让父母______商讨结婚事务，或者也可以由父母选择配偶，孩子在选择上没有太多的发言权”。根据句意，可知arrange“安排”符合句意，故B项正确。close“关上，关闭”，renew“使更新，复兴”，postpone“推迟，延迟”，均不符合题意。
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