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  3. The tango has probably traveled further and gone through more changes than almost 【C1】______ African slaves brought the tango t

The tango has probably traveled further and gone through more changes than almost 【C1】______ African slaves brought the tango t

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问题    The tango has probably traveled further and gone through more changes than almost 【C1】______  African slaves brought the tango to Haiti and Cuba in the 18th century; in Cuba, the tango was influenced by the local  Cuban dance, 【C2】______  "the Havana". From there 【C3】______  took the tango to Argentina in the 19th century, 【C4】______  it was changed once again and became popular in the 【C5】______  . It was an erotic dance of working-class people by this time, 【C6】______  made it difficult for middle-class Europeans to accept.
    【C7】______  at the beginning of this century, the tango was refined, so that it 【C8】______  its erotic features. It was performed in 【C9】______  casino ballrooms. The tango, in its sophisticated European 【C10】______  , became popular  in England and in the USA. Once 【C11】______  , the tango became the rage in London and Paris. People began to 【C12】______  the Viennese waltz custom of dancing in restaurants between the 【C13】______  of a meal. Proprietors 【C14】______  this, "for the pleasure of the customers and for the benefit of their digestion!" and afternoon "tango teas" 【C15】______  everywhere. Even in private houses, Latin American music was played for the tango, 【C16】______  more and more people owned gramophones.
   The tango returned in 【C17】______  in a freer, more exotic form than 【C18】______  . Rudolph Valentino, the Hollywood film star, began his 【C19】______  as a professional tango partner in American tea-rooms. Valentino 【C20】______  immortalized the dance on film.  
【C8】______
选项 A、acquired
B、demonstrated
C、lost
D、initiated
答案C
解析 根据文章意思，此处应选lost意为“丢失”。
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