1.【答案】being

【解析】end up being  categorized as… 最终被归类为…。词组end up doing以…而告终。故答案为being

2.【答案】categorized

【解析】 end up being categorized  as… 最终被归类为…。词组be categorized as…被归类为。这也是个被动be + categorized. 动词categorize分类。故答案为categorized

3.【答案】successful

【解析】 a successful, a clingy, a boastful or an awkward one. 一个成功的，粘人的，自夸的或者是尴尬的约会。形容词的并列，用形容词successful。故答案为successful

4.【答案】boastful

【解析】a successful, a clingy, a boastful  or an awkward one. 一个成功的，粘人的，自夸的或者是尴尬的约会。形容词的并列，用形容词boastful。故答案为boastful

5.【答案】expressing

【解析】include both parties expressing  information about what they like 包括双方表达他们喜欢什么。分词短语作补充说明成分，主动用ing, 被动用过去分词ed。故答案为expressing

6.【答案】information

【解析】include both parties expressing information about what they like 包括双方表达他们喜欢什么。名词information信息。故答案为information

7.【答案】Usually

【解析】 Usually , these dates will end in … 通常这些约会将结束…。修饰整句话，用副词。故答案为Usually

8.【答案】practically

【解析】one of the parties practically  begging for information 其中一方几乎一直在乞求信息。修饰动词短语begging for information用副词。故答案为practically

9.【答案】interested

【解析】the non-clinger is not interested. 粘人的那一方是不感兴趣的。interest有两种形容词形式：interested 感兴趣的，主要指人的情绪；interesting有趣的，主要指物。故答案为interested

10.【答案】talks

【解析】 one member of the duo (一对) talks  about all of his or her skills, 这一对里面的其中一方谈论的都是他或她的技能。考三单式，动词词组talk about谈论。填动词时需考虑可能涉及三单式或过去式。故答案为talks

11.【答案】skills

【解析】his or her skills , talents, and abilities. 他或她的技能，天赋和能力。考名词复数，his和her后面接名词。所给的是名词，所缺的是名词，一般考虑复数，偶尔会有反义词。故答案为skills

12.【答案】abilities

【解析】 his or her skills, talents, and abilities. 他或她的技能，天赋和能力。名词并列，填名词，而且前面都是复数名词，所以也填复数名词abilities。故答案为abilities

13.【答案】asked

【解析】 The listening end of the pair is never asked  about his or her life. 听的那一方从不被问及他或她自己的生活。被动is asked。故答案为asked

14.【答案】generally

【解析】Awkward first dates generally  involve lots of silence 尴尬的第一次约会通常包含很多的沉默。修饰动词involve用副词。故答案为generally

15.【答案】silence

【解析】 lots of silence  很多的沉默。lots of后面接名词。从语法角度，介词of后面也接名词。故答案为silence

16.【答案】appropriately

【解析】not knowing how to act appropriately. 知道如何适当行动。固定表达act appropriately的意思是表现恰当得体。修饰动词act用副词。故答案为appropriately

17.【答案】generally

【解析】they can generally  fall into … 它们通常都可以归入…。修饰动词短语fall into用副词。故答案为generally

18.【答案】categories

【解析】one of these categories. 这些中的一类。these意味着后面应该用名词复数。故答案为categories