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Questions are based on the following passage．The stress of organising a big wedding can leave many couples at breaking point, asthey battle to coordinate a celebration on a scale which would tax even professional eventplanners.
But couples wrestling with 150-seat table plans should take heart, for new researchsuggests that bigger weddings predict more successful marriages.
Although cynics may argue that people who can afford an opulent ( 奢华的 )wedding are likely to be financially secure, and therefore happier, the researchers claimthat the correlation remains even when controlling for wealth.
They believe that marrying in front of a large number of people demonstrates greatercommitment to the union while also discouraging divorce.
“There is some reason to believe that having more witnesses at a wedding mayactually strengthen marital quality,”said lead author Dr．Galena Rhoades．
“We try to keep our present attitudes and behaviours in line with our past conduct．
The desire for consistency is likely enhanced by public expressions of intention．
“Weddings may foster support for the new marriage from within a couple’S networkof friends and family．Those who hold a formal wedding are likely to have stronger socialnetworks in the first place．’’
The report is part of the ongoing National Marriage Project in the US which hasbeen studying what makes marriages work since l997．
The survey of 418 people found that only 30 percent of couples who had 500rfewer guests at the wedding had highly—successful marriages．In contrast，nearly half(47percent)of couples who had 1509uests or more had strong unions．
National Marriage Project director Brad Wilcox added：“Couples with largernetworks of friends and family may have more help，and encouragement，in navigating thechallenges of married life．”
The research also discovered that couples who had fewer partners before marriagewere happier and more content．Having several relationships before getting married maylead couples to compare their current partners with former lovers，the authors wam．
“We generally think that having more experience is better．If you were hiring an architect，for example，you would want to hire an architect with more，not less，experienceto build your house，”said Dr．Rhoades．
“But what we find for relationships is just the opposite．Having more experience was related to having a less happy marriage．
“Having more relationship experience may lead to a greater sense of what the alternatives are．If you have a greater sense of other options it may be harder to invest in，or commit to a marriage．”
The researchers call it the“Vegas Fallacy”一not everything that happens in Vegas，stays in Vegas，they warrl．
“Thepast does not always stay in thepast，”added Dr．Rhoades．
What does the word“tax'’mean in Paragraph 1 ？ A．Extract money from somebody．
B．Make somebody feel stressful．
C．Hire somebody．
D．Surprise somebody．
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