Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. Marriage nowadays is a choice people make on their own, but this has not always been the case in society. Thousands of years ago, the average lifespan was shorter than it is today. A man usually lived until he was about 40 years old, while women died even sooner because of childbirth. There were many wars and illnesses, and people had to protect themselves by...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
Marriage nowadays is a choice people make on their own, but this has not always been the case in society. Thousands of years ago, the average lifespan was shorter than it is today. A man usually lived until he was about 40 years old, while women died even sooner because of childbirth. There were many wars and illnesses, and people had to protect themselves by having more children while they were still young. The parents lived through their children.
Marriage was not so much a romantic love story but a business transaction, or deal. Most marriages were arranged between parents while their children were still very young. It was the custom that the fathers made the decision on whom their children were going to marry. The mothers had little say in it since they rarely made any decisions outside the household. The fathers would meet to arrange the wedding date and the money given for the bride on her wedding date. The more money and land a girl had, the more chances she had to marry well. Therefore, it was important that her father choose the bridegroom very well. Usually, it was someone who came from a good family or who was rich too. It was very unlikely that people married outside their social class. A few well-off and rich merchants got to marry poorer noblewomen and became King’s business advisors. In a way, poor peasants had an easier choice as it was less important whom they married.
The practice of arranged marriage is still common in some countries in the Middle East, such as India or Pakistan. Here, social classes are still strongly divided and very well-kept. Often, however, arranged marriages are a sign that people do not want to let go of the past, which gives them comfort and security in an ever-changing world.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Marriage as a business transaction today.
B. Mothers' roles in their children's marriage.
C. Marriage practices in modem society.
D. The practice of arranged marriage.
mary came from a rich family and was very pretty. in her family, young girls usually spend their time going to parties until they married rich young men. but mary found parties boring, she wanted to be a nurse.finally, in 1850, when she was 30, her parents accepted her decision. so she went to study in a hospital in germany. soon she was asked to go to the japan to take care of the wounded soldiers. then she was in charge of a nursing-home for women in london
1)When was Mary born ?
A.in 1820
B.in 1830
C.in 1850
D.in 1880
2)What was Mary like ?
A.She likes parties.
B.She likes nurses
C.She was pretty
D.She was boring
3)How did girls in her family spend their free time ?
A.They often went to parties .
B.They looked after the natients
C.They went to study in hospitals
D.They took care of the soldirs
4)Did Mary like parties ?
A.Yes,she did
B.No, she didn't
C.She found parties very expensive
D.She found parties boing
5)What did she do in Crimea ?
A.She got married there.
B.She was in charge of a nursing -home
C.She took care of the wounded soldiers.
D.She became a nurse there