B. 完形填空。(10分)

When two Englishmen meet, the topic of their small talk is often about the weather. One person might say, “It’s a fine day, isn’t it?” 66 might answer, “ 67 , it’s fine

and we don’t have many fine days, do we?” The topic on the weather has been 68 among people. It is said that, one 69 , the famous playwright(剧作家) George Bernard Shaw walked in the street. There came an old man and said to him, “Good afternoon, Mr Shaw! Such a lovely day,

70 it?” Shaw answered, “Oh, yes. But today twenty people have told me about it in the past two hours. Thank you all the

71 .”

72 do the British like to discuss the weather while meeting? There are two reasons. First, the British do not like talking about 73 things, so they can only talk about the 74 . Second, Britain is famous for its 75 weather—thick fog, heavy rain and icy snow.

66. A. Another B. The other

C. Others D. The others

67. A. No B. Yes C. OK D. Sorry

68. A. interesting B. sad

C. difficult D. popular

69. A. morning B. afternoon

C. night D. year

70. A. does B. doesn’t

C. is D. isn’t

71. A. same B. difference

C. day D. similar

72. A. When B. How C. Why D. What

73. A. school B. family

C. office D. personal

74. A. traffic B. family

C. children D. weather

75. A. good B. fine

C. terrible D. popular