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(6) …………… (to interact)
with their partner — not an easy feat.
“In marriage we are expected to do our fair share when it comes 
to housework, child care and being 
(7) ………….. (faith)
, but gen-
erosity is going above and beyond the ordinary expectations with 
small acts of service and making an extra effort to be 
(8) …………….. 
(affection)
,” explains the University of Virginia’s W. Bradford Wil-
cox, who led the research. “Living that spirit of generosity in a mar-
riage does foster a virtuous cycle that leads to both spouses on aver-
age being happier in the marriage.”
Social scientists are now wondering if this virtuous cycle extends 
to children too. In a study of 3-year-old twins, Israeli researchers have 
identified a 
(9) ………….. (gene)
predisposition toward generosity 
that may be further influenced by a parent’s behavior. Preliminary 
findings suggest that children with more-engaged parents are more 
likely to be generous toward others, which may bode well for their 
future 
(10) …………………. (to relate)
— and their parents’ too.
“We see meaningful differences in parents’ behaviors,” said Ariel 
Knafo, the principal investigator and a psychologist at Hebrew Uni-
versity in Jerusalem. “In the long run we’d like to be able to see 
whether it’s children’s generosity that also makes parents more kind 
or the other way around. Probably it’s both.” (By
 
Tara Parker-Pope, 
the New York Times Magazine, June 29, 2010.)
a) As you read the text, find the arguments the author gives to 
illustrate the following:

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1) Any, however simple, expression of affection to one’s spouse can 
be regarded as an act of generosity. 2) According to the undertaken re-
search, married couples with high ‘generosity scores’ consider themselves 
“very happy” approximately 4 times more often than other couples. 
3) Being generous to one’s romantic partner almost equals a heroic feat. 
4) A generous marriage can be described as a “virtuous cycle”.