Ⅳ. 补全对话，每空一词(10分)

A：It’s fine today, 　1　 it?

B: Yes, it is. We have beautiful sunshine every day.

A: By the way, are you 　2　 Paris?

B: No, I’m not. I come from London. I’m on a visit to this city.

A: 　3　 is the weather in the fall in your city?

B: Sorry, will you please say that again?

A: What’s the weather like in the fall in your city?

B: Well, I’m 　4　. I don’t follow you. What do you mean by “in the fall”?

A: I mean“in autumn”.

B: Oh, I see. It’s cloudy 　5　 cool.

1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________

Ⅴ. 完形填空(10分)

In most English-speaking countries, it is common and necessary to make “small talk” in some situations.

There are some“　1　”topics that people usually make small talk 　2　. The weather is probably the number one thing that people discuss if they do not know each other well. Sometimes even friends and family members will do the same when they 　3　 or start a conversation.

Sports news and amusement news are 　4　 common topics. If there is something that you and the other speaker have 　5　 , that may also be a good topic to talk about. For example, if the bus is very crowded and there are no 　6　 to sit on, you might talk about the reasons. People in an office might casually discuss the new paint or furniture.

There are also 　7　 topics that shouldn’t be discussed. Personal 　8　 such as salaries(工资)is not done between people who do not know each other well. 　9　 on clothing or hair is OK. However, you should never say 　10　 (good or bad) about a person’s body.

Also, it is not safe to discusss religion(宗教) or politics(政治). Lastly, it is not clever to keep talking about a topic that the other person is not interested in.

1. A. boring B. personal C. important D. safe

2. A. about B. on C. to D. for

3. A. leave B. meet C. miss D. argue

4. A. all B. neither C. both D. either

5. A. in style B. in common C. in future D. in need

6. A. room B. space C. people D. seats

7. A. few B. little C. some D. any

8. A. information B. behavior C. decision D. advantage

9. A. Complaining B. Criticizing C. Collecting D. Commenting

10. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing