Banked Cloze Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write it down on the Answer Sheet . You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once .
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allowing K. display L. weird M. magic N. arrange O. commence Traditional dating is a self-paced, general meeting of two people. The two usually 1)_______ with spending extra time together, getting to know one another and seeing how 2)______ they could be to each other. A good example is a man meeting a woman and sensing her 3)______. He then extends a formal invitation for a date. With traditional dating, you get to go at a steady pace, 4)______ yourself and your date to get to know each other through extensive contact. There are many 5)______ that can be expected from traditional dates. Men, who are supposed to 6)______ these traditional values, will open the door for the woman, stand up when she leaves the table, pay for everything, and 7)______ to the next move. In the 1950s, a man would usually ask a woman out several days ahead for a specific date and time. If she accepted, they would 8)______ for a time to pick her up. He would then take her to a dinner and a movie. Today the rules of traditional dating are less clear. Twenty years ago, if a young lady asked a young man out on a date, it was thought to be 9)______. Now, women are being encouraged to take the initiative and ask men out. A date may consist of a brief meeting at a cafe or a trip to the 10)______ art museum. Men often pay on the first date, but the woman may offer to go Dutch. The traditional dating style has been found much less common now.