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Section Ｄ Directions: Read the following passage and complete the sentences or answer the questions according to the information given in the passage you have just read. Marriage can vary greatly from country to country. For example, many western countries only accept marriages between one womwn and one man. However, on other parts of the world a man may have several wives. There are also many different kind of marriage ceremonies plactised around the world. These ceremonies can be very short and simple, or very long and complicated. On of the largest and the most expensive wedding ceremonies was held in Dubai in 1981. At this wedding, the well-to-d0 son of Sheik Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum married Princess Salama. The wedding ceremony took seven days to complete. It was held in a large building which was built for the ceremony. The building looked like a place where sporting events are usually held. The bride and groom needed a large place for their wedding because there were 20,000 guests at the wedding. The wedding cost was close to $44 million. A man and woman may choose to get married for many reasons. Sometimes they marry because they are in love. Sometimes they marry because their parents tell them that they must marry. The youngest couple in the world to get married was an 11-month-old boy and a three-month-old girl. This couple got married in Bangladesh in 1986. The parentys of bride and groom arranged the marriage in order to end a fight between the two families without either family having to lose face in the end. The families had been arguing over a farm for 20 years. Both ffamilies thought that they owned the farm, but no one knew for sure. The fight ended for good when the young boy married the young girl. The two famolies agreed to give the farm to the young couple. 1. There are many differet kinds of marriage ceremony. They can be _______________________. 2. Why did the bride and groom in Dubai need a large place for th