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　　It was early in the morning, on a lonely road．It's 　　1　　 heavily．A 9-year-old boy was in the car with his mother, who was 　　2　　 him to school．Suddenly, the car went off the road, 　　3　　 several times, and came to rest upside down in a ditch(沟渠)filled with water．

　　Luckily, both the mother and son were 　　4　　 seatbelts．The mother suffered a blow to her head and was unable to move．The boy was frightened but 　　5　　．As water came through broken windows in the car, he 　　6　　 unbuckled(解开)himself, climbed out of the 　　7　　 window, made his way around to the driver's side, and reached inside the 　　8　　 to free his trapped mother．With great effort, he managed to 　　9　　 her, pull her through the window and up to the road, where they were soon 　　10　　．

　　His mother later recalled her experience of the 　　11　　．Being unable to move or even 　　12　　 to offer instructions(指导)or encouragement to her son, she was 　　13　　 by her little son's action．She recalled 　　14　　 her boy saying out loud as he pulled her through the water, “I think I can, I think I can!”

　　It seemed 　　15　　 that this little boy's act of courage was from one of his favourite books：The Little Engine that Could．In that 　　16　　, when everyone else had 　　17　　 hope, the Little Engine carried the heavy load of toys and good things to eat over the hill to the children waiting on the other side．He had 　　18　　 and took action．Obviously this book had left a 　　19　　 impression before the accident that rainy 　　20　　 and motivated(激励)the son to take action if the terrifying moments．

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　　America’s latest strategy(对策)for single persons who don’t want to be single any longer has many names：speed-dating，express-date，10-minute-dating or simply mini date．

　　The principle(原则)is the same：Why spend an 　　1　　 evening with a stranger 　　2　　 you realize after only the first few minutes that you can’t 　　3　　 the person?

　　The solution(解决办法)：The man and woman sit down 　　4　　 each other．A bell is sounded, and in the next 7 to 10 minutes each one tries to find out as much as possible about the 　　5　　 persons．When the bell 　　6　　 off a second time, the men stand up and move 　　7　　 to the next female．

　　At such a meeting in San Francisco 　　8　　,some 200 men and women between the ages of 30 and 60 had a 　　9　　 expression on their faces; in two long 　　10　　 opposite each other．The signal was given, and then almost everybody started 　　11　　away．

　　RichardGosse, 　　12　　 of”American Singles,”says this is the fastest, most effective and at the moment“　　13　　”way to search for a partner．Minute-dates have become a 　　14　　 everywhere from computer fans in Silicon Valley to gays in San Francisco to the suburbs of Chicago．Gosse says the quick method to get to know each other is helpful above all for 　　15　　 singles who are not brave enough to speak to a stranger in a bar．

　　His　　16　　．Don’t talk about money, your weight or about your former partner, but 　　17　　 about your dreams, desires and hobbies．

　　Most speed-dating meetings cost about US$25 per evening, 　　18　　 a person to get to know 15 to 20 people 　　19　　 the opposite sex．Speed－dating is so much in demand in America that most meetings are 　　20　　 out weeks and months in advance．

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