Every culture in the world has marriage and
wedding ceremonies . Usually marriages are between one woman(the bride) and one
man ( the groom). However, in other parts of the world a man may have several
wives, or, as in some areas of India, a wife may have more than one husband..
There are also
many different kinds of wedding ceremonies practiced around the world. These
ceremonies can be very short and simple, or very long and complicated.
One of the
largest and most expensive wedding ceremonies in recent times was held in Dubai
in 1981. The couple tying the knot at this wedding were the son of Sheik ( a
male Arab ruler) Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Princess Salama. The wedding
ceremony took seven days and cost $44 million. It was held in a large building
which was specially built for the ceremony and looked like a stadium. The bride
and groom needed a large place for their wedding because more than 20,000
guests were invited.
The reasons
why a man and woman get married also vary. Sometimes they marry because they
are in love, sometimes they marry because someone they meet through a
matchmaker, and sometimes they marry because their parents tell them that they
must marry.
One unusual
example of an arranged marrige took place in Bangladesh in 1986. The
groom was an eleven-month-old boy and the bride was a three-month-old girl. They
were the youngest married couple ever.
The parents of
the bride and groom arranged the marriage as a way of ending a fight between
the two families who had been arguing over a farm for twenty years. Both
families thought they owned the farm, but no one knew exactly . The fight ended
for good when the young boy married the young girl. By arranging this marriage,
neither famlily was forced to lose face. The two families agreed to give the
farm to the young people.
1.What is the best title for this passage?
A. An Unusual
Wedding Tradition B. A Short History
of Marriage
C. Common
Western Wedding Trations. D. Interesting Wedding Around the World
2.Who got married in the large Wedding Ceremony
described in the passage?
A. a farmer and a
neighbor
B. the son of a sheik and a princess
B. a king and a
queen
D. two babies.
3.Why was the wedding ceremony in Dubai held
in a building like a stadium?
A. The ceremony was very
long
B. The
groom loved to play sports.
C, Many people
came to the wedding.
D. People in Dubai usually get married
in stadium.
4.Why did the families in Bangladesh make
their children get married?
A. The
children were in love
B. The
families wanted to end the fight
C. The
families wanted to buy a farm.
D. The
bride’s family wanted to sell their farm.
5. What was strange about the wedding in
Bangladesh ?
A. The bride and groom were
young. B. The wedding was on a farm
C. It was an arranged
marriage. D. More than 20,000 guests came to the
wedding