Wehavespokenofmarriageasaformalcontract.Itshouldbenoted, however, thatthiscontractdoesnot 1 thesameformindifferentsocieties.InWesternsocieties, the 2 ofamanandawoman 3 giventhestatusoflegalmarriagebybeingregisteredbyanofficial 4 bythestate.InsomeAfricansocieties, 5 , marriagehasnothingtodo 6 anofficialregistrationofthiskindbutislegalizedbytheformal 7 ofgoods.Generally 8 isthebridegroomwhoisrequiredtomakea 9 ofgoodstothebride'skin（亲戚）, thoughsometimesapaymentis 10 madebythebridegroom'skintothatofthebride.
AmongtheNuer, a 11 livinginSouthernSudan, thepaymentmadetothebride'skin, 12 asbridewealth, isinthe 13 ofcattle.Oncethe 14 ofbridewealthisagreed 15 , andtheformalpaymentismade, themarriagebecomesa 16 unionandtheoffspringoftheunionbecometheacceptable 17 ofthehusband.Theyremain 18 childreneven 19 thewifesubsequentlyleaveshimtolivewith 20 man.
1.A.makeB.getC.takeD.do
2.A.conditionB.differenceC.unionD.divorce
3.A.isB.areC.wasD.were
4.A.recognizingB.recognizeC.torecognizeD.recognized
5.A.howeverB.yetC.thoughD.still
6.A.withB.fromC.forD.to
7.A.exchangeB.contactC.communicationD.connection
8.A.thatB.thisC.oneD.it
9.A.moneyB.paymentC.costD.consumption
10.A.alsoB.tooC.eitherD.aswell
11.A.apersonB.apeopleC.amanD.acouple
12.A.calledB.knownC.namedD.looked
13.A.shapeB.sizeC.formD.type
14.A.amountB.numberC.figureD.volume
15.A.uponB.withC.toD.for
16.A.legalB.casualC.directD.progressive
17.A.brideB.cattleC.wealthD.children
18.A.hisB.herC.theirD.ones
19.A.beforeB.becauseC.whileD.if
20.A.otherB.anotherC.moreD.farther