Banked cloze Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. A. promising B tempting C. local D. process E. proceed F. comment G. charm H. components I. allowing J. appealed K. weird L. display M. arrange N. commence O. magic 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 café 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.