The American National Folk Dance When I was a small girl, my parents used ___1___ me with them when they were going to square dancing. I was ___2___ young to take part in the squares, but I enjoyed looking ___3___ them. Fifteen years later I ___4___ to attend square dancing parties. In the 1980-s square dancing ___5___ in the United States and spread __6___ several foreign countries such as Germany, Japan, Australia and Canada. ___7___ square dancing may have reached its peak in the United States, it is ___8___ that it will die out completely. Something as American as this medium will survive as it had gone in the past through many ups and downs in its history President Reagan ___9___ an act of congress in 1982 that designated square dancing as the ‘official national folk dance’. For me it is the best form of entertainment and socialization. It ___10___ meeting new friends, aerobic exercise and keeping time to music all in one delightful activity. 1. A taking B taken C to take D take 2. A enough B too C not D such 3. A into B forward C for D at 4. A had been allowed B was allowed C am allowed D have been allowed 5. A flourished B originated C appeared D popularized 6. A on B into C to D for 7. A although B meanwhile C besides D somehow 8. A likely B unlikely C surprising D decidedly 9. A wrote B published C gave D signed 10. A consists B combines C includes D contains​

1. B taken

2. B too

3. D at

4. A had been allowed

5. A thriumphed

6. B into

7. A although

8. B unlikely

9.D signed

10. B combines