Section A Reading in the Context
Read the following passage with ten missing words．Learn to guess the meanings of them from the context and then select one word for each blank from the list of choices given in a word bank following the passage．Each word can be used only once．
The bridegroom，dressed in a blue blazer and brown suede Adidas sneakers，nervously cleared his throat when his bride，in traditional white，walked down the classroom aisle．As the____1__minister led the students—and ten other couples in the room—through the familiar marriage ceremony，the giggles almost drowned him____2__．But it was no____3___matter．In the next semester，each“couple”would buy a house，have a baby and get a divorce．
In a most____4__course at Parkrose Senior High School，social-science teacher Cliff Allen leads his students through the trials and tribulations（苦难）of married life．Instead of the traditional course，which____5__on psychological and sexual adjustments young marrieds must face，Allen exposes his students to the nitty-gritty problems of housing，insurance and child care．
Students act out in nine weeks what____6__takes couples ten years to accomplish．In the first week，one member of each couple is required to get an after-school job—a real one．During the semester，the salary，computed on a full-time basis with yearly increases factored in，serves as the guideline for their lifestyle．The third week，the couples must locate an apartment they can afford and study the terms of the____7__．
In week eight，disaster strikes：the marriages are strained to the____8___point by such calamities as a mother-in-law’s moving in，death，or imprisonment．It’s all over by week nine（the tenth year of marriage）．After lectures by marriage counselors and divorce____9___and computations of alimony（赡养费）and child support，the students get divorced．
Allen’s course，which has“married”1，200 students since its inception five years ago，is widely____10__by parents and students．“Bride”Valerie and her“groom”Cooper still plan to marry in July，but，said Cooper，the course pointed out“the troubles you can have．”
