A. acceptable; B. double ;C. pattern ;D. popular; E. system; F. possibility ;G. intention; Before marriage, younger Americans date each other, that is, they often go out together. Casual dating usually begins in the early teens, and in the late teens a __1_____ of steady dating develops. There is a great ___2______ that one goes to a dance with one person, to a football game with another, and to a picnic with a third. Sometimes two couples go out together. This is known as “ __3____ dating”. Group dating is also ___4_____ among young people. Large groups of boys and girls may go around together. Young people may go out together for a long time, which is, in effect, a public statement of their __5___ to marry. Men and women go out together a great deal especially those in cities. This is “adult dating”. They ski together, dine together, either at restaurants or in each other’s homes. The American dating __6_____ is a rather casual one. Often young Americans who hardly know each other go out on dates. It is also ____7______ for them to arrange a “blind date”, that is, a date between two young people who have not met before.