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der that I wouldn’t catch the rain. B: I went out with the umbrella ______ ______ I wouldn’t catch the rain. Ⅰ.Reading prehension (Ⅰ)Fast reading Read the text and judge whether each of the following statements is true (T) or false (F). 1. Ballet is an important art form in Western 2. China has not produced any 3. Folk dances are usually solo 4. Dragon dance and the lion dance are folk dances in 5. Popular or social dances are usually popular for a long 6. Ballroom dancing was a formal dance in a large 7. In the United States, there were only old forms of 8. People danced with their partners with “disco” (Ⅱ)Careful reading 1. According to the text, answer the following questions. (1)Who started folk dances? ________________________________________________________________________ (2)What is the main difference between folk and popular dances? ________________________________________________________________________ (3)What is a ballroom dance that came from folk dances? ________________________________________________________________________ (4)Why did a lot of new dances e from the United States? ________________________________________________________________________ in the form according to the text. Dance Types Time Origin Characteristic Examp