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Kissing, stroking and wild embraces are common enough, and now the quiet, romantic gesture of holding hands in public is a final frontier for many young couples in the West-even though, traditionally it was a first step towards intimacy.(1)____(2)____ Power couples on the world stage have taken up handholding as a sign of equality and commitment.(3)____ The political figures and their wives are often snapped hand in-hand.
That very fact-which it’s a simple but powerful statement of commitment-is exact what deters many young people from linking hands.(4)____(5)____ There is no public display of affection intimate between two people than handholding, writes New York bachelor Jozent on his blog.(6)____ "Holding hands is the ultimate sign that two people are not only together, also happily so.(7)____ Couples kiss madly, hug madly. But hold hands madly? Oh no, they don't do that.”
Public Display of Affection is so common and varied that it's earned its own acronym,the PDA. A lot of young people aren't thinking about the long term when they date with someone: "Kissing and touching are fueled by passion and don't necessarily mean people plan to be together forever.(8)____ But a couple quietly holding hands shows something deeper.”In the fast paced, constantly changing world of youth where everything is permitted, but something is certain, people have time for passion but are scary of the commitment of love.(9)____(10)____

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文章大意
本文讨论的是公共场所牵手的意义。亲吻、爱抚和拥抱虽很常见，但如今，安静、浪漫的牵手却成了很多西方年轻人在公共场所的终极边界——虽然这在传统上不过是亲密行为的第一步。世界大舞台上的权贵夫妇们已将握手视为平等、承诺的标志。然而，正是这个简单却强大的承诺让众多年轻人对牵手望而却步。公共场合亲密行为很常见，也很多样。在如今快节奏、不断变化的年轻人的世界，人们有时间享受激情，却往往害怕爱情的承诺。
答案详解
1．and→but语篇错误。从上下文的语义来判断，句间的逻辑关系应为转折关系。前句说亲吻、爱抚和拥抱很常见，后句说如今安静、浪漫的牵手成了很多西方年轻人在公共场所的终极边界，前后形成对比，故应该用表示转折关系的but替换and。
2．a→the词汇错误。此句的意思是“握手在传统上是亲密行为的第一步。”在序数词前要用定冠词the。
3．up→up或up→to词汇错误。take up意为“开始从事；对……产生兴趣”，不符合文义，take...as意为“把……当作，认为”，此句要表达的意思是“世界大舞台上的权贵夫妇们将握手视为平等、承诺的标志。”另外，也可以改用take to，意为“喜欢，习惯于”，衷示那些权贵夫妇习惯于将握手视为平等、承诺的标志。
4．which→that语法错误。此句作fact的同位语，用来解释说明fact的具体内容．which是关系代词不能引导同位语从句，且此句结构完整，不缺少任何成分，故应该用从属连词that引导。
5．exact→exactly语法错误。此处用来修饰前面整句话——“这个简单却强大的承诺”，故应该用副词exactly，意为“正好，恰恰正是”，用来加强语气。
6．∧intimate—more词汇错误。在紧接的下文中出现了than，故应该用比较级，在intimate前面加上more。
7．also→but或∧also→but词汇错误。此句用了not only...but also的结构，其中also可以省略，此句的意思是“握手不仅是表示两个人在一起的最终标志，而且标志着两个人幸福地在一起。”
8．with→with词汇错误。date意为“与人约会”时是及物动词，不需要介词。
9．something→nothing语篇错误。此句和everything is permitted是并列分句，一起作为the world of youth的定语，句间的逻辑关系是转折关系，所以此处皮该用nothing，与前句的everything形成对照，意为“一切都是允许的，但没有什么是确定的”。
10．scary→scared词汇错误。scary意为“可怕的，吓人的”，一般指什么东西或事情很恐怖，scared意为“害怕的，惊慌的”，一般指人感到害怕或恐怖，后面通常接of，此句意为“人们有时间享受激情，却往往害怕爱情的承诺。”故此处应该改为scared，符合上下文语义。