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.