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B. Answer the questions.
1. According to O'Connor, which adjectives describe women who
propose to men?
funny educated desperate strong
self-confident nervous weak
2. What two suggestions does Susan Fine make?
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A. Read the statements and write true (T) or false (F). Go back
to Reading 2 and look for the answers you are unsure of.
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Most married couples get divorced.
There is a mathematical formula that predicts who should get
married.
A mathematician worked with a sociologist.
For their study, the researchers videotaped couples.
The couples took a written test.
The researchers gave each couple positive and negative points.
If the score is bad, the couple has to get divorced.
The formula predicts incorrectly 6 percent of the time.
B. Answer the questions.
1. What three things do the researchers look at?
2. Find two examples of body language or facial reactions in the reading.
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