A nine-year-old girl named Arwa lives with her parents and six brothers and sisters in an old, two-roomed house. She knows nothing of wealth and power but, in her own way, she has helped make history.

Arwa was the youngest of three Yemeni girls who recently went to court complaining they were married against their will and asking for a divorce（離婚）. It forced the government to change its law on early marriage.

Her father Abdul Ali described how a stranger asked him in the market if he knew some marriageable girls. After visiting their home and seeing Arwa and her 15-year-lold sister, he chose the younger child. Abdul Ali said the man had promised he would wait for the girl to reach puberty（青春期）before calling her to his house but then changed his mind.

So why did he sell his daughter to a stranger? “He gave me $150 and promised another $2,000. I was really in need of money and thought it was a solution for the family,” he explained.

When Arwa fought against her husband, she was beaten. The pain only came to an end when her husband and father quarreled and Abdul Ali allowed her to seek outside help. Then she went looking for a neighbor to lend her money for the journey to court. The judge at court took pity on her and gave her freedom.

Yemen’s Minister for Social Affairs, Professor Amat al-Razak Hammed, recognizes that the government needs to make a change and will personally decide on a legal age of 16. She says that both fathers who marry their children off early and officials who sign the marriage contracts should be punished.

Arwa’s courage to seek a divorce was inspired by another young girl from the capital, Sana’a who has become a national famous person.

60. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 refer to?

   A. Arwa’s behavior influenced the government to change the law on early marriage.

   B. Arwa was the first girl to fight for the right of women to have freedom of marriage.

   C. Arwa worked together with the government to draw up new marriage laws.

   D. Arwa set a good example to other girls who have similar problems.

61. How much money did Arwa’s father probably get in total by selling her?

   A. $150.           B.$2,000.       C.$2,150.              D.$3,000.

62. Which of the following statements about Arwa is NOT true?

   A. She is too young to know anything about wealth and power.

   B. She got the money for the journey to court from her father.

   C. She was one of the Yemeni girls who used the law to seek a divorce.

   D. Her husband treated her very badly.

63. According to the new marriage law in Yemen, _______.

   A. girls can’t get married until they are 20 years old

   B. girls can get married without their parents’ permission

   C. officials are forbidden to sign marriage contracts

   D. fathers who marry their children off early will be punished

【小題1】A

【小題2】C

【小題3】B

【小題4】D

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