SECTION A In this section you will hear a
mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes
on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them
to complete a gap-falling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini-lecture. Use
the blank sheet for note-taking. Now listen to the
mini-lecture. Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps
below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in
is(are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your
notes. Marriage in Ancient Egypt
The ancient Egyptians held marriage as a sacred bond. Each person in a
family played his or her own role. Marriage and a close family played an (1)
_____ role in ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians were
encouraged to marry young because the (2) ____ at this time was relatively
short. One of the most (3) _____ tides you could call your love was "brother"
or "sister", though marriage between siblings was not a common
phenomenon. Wedding Day: The bride merely moved her belongings
into the home of her husband. Though there was no official ceremony, there were
bound to be (4) _____ in-honor of the uniting couple. Before the 26th dynasty
when a girl was going to enter into a marriage, her father had the (5)
_____ Marriage Contract: Marriage settlements were drawn up
between a woman’s father and her future husband. Its sole purpose was to
establish the rights of both parties to (6) _____ and possessions during the
marriage and after divorce. The finished contract was given to a third party for
(7) _____. Due to the contract system that provided such far-reaching safeguards
for the (8) _____ rights of wives and children that most men could only afford
one wife at a time. During the early periods of ancient Egypt,
the further husband made a payment to the bride’s father. Later this practice
abandoned and later it was (9) _____ Divorce: A woman could
divorce her husband for mental or physical cruelty or adultery. With the (10)
_____ of marriage and divorce and the financial protection, she generally
received divorce.