Ⅲ. 完形填空(10分)

Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. If you 1 to other countries, do you know what to say to start small talk with local people?

In Britain, the best topic is the weather. British 2 changes quite often. It’s also a safe topic. You can start small talk simply by saying“It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it? ”

Besides the weather, it’s good to talk about gardens 3 English people. For example, you could say, “Those roses look really beautiful, 4 ? ” English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely 5 ! What is its name? ”

In America, people like to talk about sports, 6 American football and basketball. They also talk about clothes by saying “It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it? ”The weather is a 7 topic there, too.

Of course, there are also a lot of topics to avoid(避免)during small talk in Western countries.

Don’t ask people “How old are you? ”. Age is usually a 8 , especially for women. 9 ask “How much money do you make? ”. It makes people uncomfortable. Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend 10 a boyfriend. Politics(政治)or religion(宗教)is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either.

1. A. listen B. travel C. talk D. want

2. A. weather B. people C. food D. clothes

3. A. in B. at C. with D. on

4. A. don’t they B. do they C. aren’t they D. are they

5. A. day B. rose C. dog D. bag

6. A. such that B. the same as C. so that D. such as

7. A. dangerous B. difficult C. safe D. hard

8. A. friend B. secret C. problem D. question

9. A. Never B. Please C. Ever D. Usually

10. A. and B. with C. but D. or