36. A. enthusiast B. enthusiastic C. enthusiasm D.
enthusiastically
READING 2 Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages. Marriages
were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little chance to say no in
the matter. In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and groom had only just met on the
day of their engagement or marriage.
In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners
based on love, and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants. Moreover early
marriage is quite illegal.
The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese
occasions. Regardless of westernization, many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional
Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated by both Vietnamese in Vietnam and overseas, often
combining both western and eastern elements. Besides the wedding ceremony, there is also an
engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding. Due to the
spiritual nature of the occasion, the date and time of the marriage ceremony are decided in advance
by a fortune teller. The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies:
the first is the ceremony to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the procession to receive
the bride (along with the ancestor ceremony at her house), the third is to bring the bride to the
groom's house for another ancestor ceremony and to welcome her into the family, then the last is a
wedding banquet. The number of guests in attendance at these banquets is huge, usually in the
hundreds. Several special dishes are served. Guests are expected to bring gifts, often money, which
the groom and bride at one point in the banquet will go from table to table collecting.
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