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What’s the most popular school activity among American students? The  小题1: is the school dance. Most American high schools have at least two dances  小题2: the year, one in winter and the other in spring. Students attend these events 小题3: it’s a great opportunity for them to meet  小题4: friends.
At the dance, there will be snacks and photo booths (机器拍照亭), as well as strict（严格的） rules to  小题5:  create a healthy and enjoyable evening for all students. And all the dancers will be given a security check（安检）before they come into the dance  小题6: . This is acceptable. But some rules may be a little bit over the top（过分). For example, a school once asked  小题7:  students to keep a standing position while they were dancing. That  小题8: the students couldn’t do anything freely. You’d  小题9: not break the rules because you’ll be asked to leave there, or even worse, be placed on a do not invite list.