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 is the same: Why spend an  31   evening with a stranger  32   you realize after only the first few minutes that you can't  33   the person?

  The solution: The man and woman sit down  34   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  35   person. When the bell  36   off a second time, the man stands up and moves  37  to the next female.

   At such a meeting in San Francisco  38   , some 200 men and women between the ages of 30 and 60 had a  39  expression on their faces, in two long  40  opposite each other. The signal was given, and then almost everybody started  41  away.

   Richard Gosse,   42   of "AMERICAN SINGLES", says this is the fastest, most effective and at the moment "  43  " way to search for a partner. Minute-date has become a  44  everywhere from computer fans in Silicon Valley to young people in San Francisco to the suburbs of Chicago. Gosse says the quick method to get to know each other is helpful above all for  45  singles who are not brave enough to speak to a stranger in a bar.

   His  46  : Don't talk about money, your weight or about your former partner, but  47  about your dreams, desires and hobbies.

   Most speed-dating meetings cost about US $25 per evening,  48  a person to get to know 15 to 20 people  49  the opposite sex. Speed-dating is so much in demand in America that most meetings are  50   out weeks and months in advance.

31. A. exciting           B. entire                C. interesting            D. early

32. A. if             B. before       C. until          D. unless

33. A. know            B. comfort        C. stand           D. meet

34. A. watching        B.facing         C. noticing        D.separating

35. A. first                   C. last          D.other

36. A. takes          B.sets          C. goes         D.falls

37. A. on          Babout          C. out            D.in

38. A. long ago        B.at first       C. recently          D.immediately

39. A. calm           B.hopeful           C. serious        D.fearful

40. A. groups        B.teams        C. rows         D.pairs

41. A. laughing        B.walking       C. running        D.talking

42. A. boss          B.chairman      C. official      D.trainer

43. A. cleverest        B.cheapest      C. best         D.hottest

44. A. practice         B.training       C. tradition       D.custom

45. A. active         B.attractive      C. shy         D.anxious

46. A. idea          B.tip         C. order        D.warning

47. A. still          B.rather        C. also        D.even

48. A. forcing          B.persuading      C. encouraging       D.allowing

49. A. of           B.from         C. for        D.among

50. A. attended        B.booked        C. reported      D.announced

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