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Some marriages seem to collapse so suddenly that you’d need a crystal ball t

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问题     Some marriages seem to collapse so suddenly that you’d need a crystal ball to predict their demise (灭亡).
    In other【1】, though, the seeds of marital dissolution are not only easier to see but they may be planted even before the honeymoon bills come【2】. According to UCLA psychologist Thomas Bradbury, Ph. D., the way a newlywed【3】when his or her spouse is facing a personal problem—work stress, say, or a recent weight gain—is a【4】good window into their marital future.
    Bradbury and Lauri Pasch, Ph. D., invited 57 couples, all married less than six months, to【5】a difficulty that each partner was having. While some couples proved to be superstars at providing emotional support, others were woefully inept (笨拙的). You just cringed (退缩) when you watched them, Bradbury says.
    Two years later, nine of the couples had already【6】and five other marriages were intact but hanging by a thread. These 14 couples, it turned out, had been far less likely to provide support to one another as newlyweds than the other 43 couples whose marriages were【7】. Bradbury thinks a couple’s inability to help each other through【8】times is what often blossoms into full-fledged marital discord (不和谐)—and ultimately divorce.
    All of which suggests an obvious antidote (轶事) to the sky-high divorce rate: if couples can learn how to provide emotional support before they marry, they【9】a better chance of staying together. The trouble, Bradbury says, is that couples who go for premarital counseling—where they can learn such skills—【10】to be the ones with a lesser risk for marital problems in the first place.
A. thriving B. comments C. tough D. tend
E. committing F. cases G. stand H. intends
I. due J. reacts K. surprisingly L. durable
M. split N. regularly O. discuss [br] 【2】
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答案 I
解析 此空有两种可能，一种是填形容同，前面的come作连系动词使用；另一种是填副词，用来修饰come。词库中的副词不符合语义的要求，所以只能在形容词中查找，due比较合适，意思是“应支付的，到期的”。
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