Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. If you travel to other countries, do you know what to say to        small talk with local people?
In Britain the best topic is the weather. British        changes quite often. It’s a safe topic. You can start small talk simply by saying “It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it?”      the weather, it’s good to talk about gardens with English people. For example, you could say, “Those roses look really beautiful,       ?” English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely        ! What’s its name?”
In America, people like to talk about sports,        Amecican football and basketball. They also talk about clothes by saying “It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it?” The weather is a        topic there, too.
Of course, you should avoid a lot of topics during small talk in western countries. Don’t ask people “How old are you?”. Age is usually secret ,        for women.        ask “How much money do you make?” It makes people uncomfortable. Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend         boyfriend. Politics(政治) and religion(宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either.
【小题1】A. end                    B. start                        C. speak
【小题2】A. weather                    B. people                      C. food
【小题3】A. Besides                 B. Except                      C. But
【小题4】A. isn’t it                   B. aren’t they                 C. don’t they
【小题5】A. picture                 B. dog                     C. boy
【小题6】A. the same as             B. so that                    C. such as
【小题7】A. safe                        B. dangerous                    C. hard
【小题8】A. extremely                  B. especially                  C. exactly
【小题9】A. Never                   B. Usually                  C. Please
【小题10】A. with                  B. and                     C. or

根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
Dear Bob,
My name is Rich .I’m fourteen    【小题1】   old. I’m studying in a middle school. My school is nice and clean. There are 30 students in my class. It’s    【小题2】  today. My classmates and I are    【小题3】 a good time on the beach. It’s a nice place .The water is blue and clear. Many birds   【小题4】   flying over the sea. Many people are    【小题5】  in the sea. Some boys are   【小题6】   football. Some people are lying   【小题7】  the beach. A girl is    【小题8】  a book on a chair .Another girl is    【小题9】  photos. I   【小题10】 writing to you! What are you doing?
I hope you can write to me soon.
Best wishes!
Rich

Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.
“I have been a taxi driver     36    nearly ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night,     37    there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I usually     38   between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning.”
“Some     39    things happened late at night.     40    day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her     41     . So I waited in the car    42     she climbed in through the windows.”
“I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out    43     was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to     44    in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.”
“Luckily the woman came downstairs. She     45    have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog!” 

--_______ bike is next to my car?

-- Oh, it’s Sonia’s, it’s a nice one.

A. What         B. Which        C. Who        D. Whose