Direction: Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words 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 caf’e 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.