PART 4: Listen to the recording and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS AND/ OR A

NUMBER.
ONLINE DATING
1. Since the birth of the first significant online dating site _______________ in the year 1995, the
number of such sites have boomed.
2. The co-founder of Tinder and CEO of Bumble, Whitney Wolfe could be considered the
____________ of the contemporary world, having generated ____________ through her digital-
dating devices.
3. Globally, the estimated number of online-dating service users is __________ , with the
Netherlands and Korea topping the list.
4. Traditionally, dating was restricted to a person’s social circle, but the emerging mode of dating
has allowed for the possibility of having partners _____________ .
5. According to the study by MIT, online dating in America has increased the number of
_______________ , facilitated dating between people in minority groups as well as single,
middle-age people.
6. From a social perspective, these apps are considered to be breaking down barriers and
_______________ .
7. For instance, Bumble was born out of its founder’s wish to create an app which allows women to
________________ , against their traditionally perceived role assigned to them by society.
8. For a woman, taking the initiative could mean being judged, and society regularly
______________ them for such demonstration of confidence.
9. Not without its problems such as ____________ , sexual predators and other dating-related
crime, online dating nevertheless stays popular, with as many as 30% of all relationships will be
initiated online by the year 2026, according to some online dating companies’ __________ .