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Выбрать подходящее словоIn Italy, marriage (1) arrangements / engagements can last several years because people tend to wait to

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In Italy, marriage (1) arrangements / engagements can last several years because people tend to wait to marry until they have finished their education and found employment. Marriage ceremonies traditionally followed Catholic traditions, but nowadays a growing proportion involves civil ceremonies, especially in central and northern Italy. Divorce is now granted only after at least three years of legal (2) division / separation. Loyalty to and pride are important family (3) attitudes / values. Parents try to help their children, even when they become adults — for example, they might help them buy a home or pay for an apartment, even if it means a (4) job / sacrifice for the parents. In the north, most families live as (5) extended / nuclear units; the average family (6) dimension / size has significantly declined in recent decades. In the south, families are somewhat larger, and many (7) generations / relationships often live in the same town or house. The north-south division is also (8) reflected / retrained by the greater freedom women have in the north in terms of jobs and social life.

Answer 1

1. engagements

2. separation

3. values

4. sacrifice

5. extended

6. size

7. generations

8. reflected

Answer 2

(1) engagements

 (2) division

(3) attitudes

(4)  sacrifice

(5) extended

(6) dimension

 (7) generations 

 (8)  retrained