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 lore 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．
Don't ask people“How old ale 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．
Zhang Hong is 1 daughter．She is five years 2 ．She likes asking questions very much．She likes animated cartoons (动画片) very much．
One evening 3 we watched Mickey and Donald (《米老鼠和唐老鸭》) ,she laughed and laughed．She was very 4 ．“Do you understand Donald's words?” I asked her．“No,I 5 understand the duck's words,” answered Zhang Hong．
The cartoons were 6 and we went on 7 TV．“Mum,” said Zhang Hong,“may I ask you a question now?”
“Certainly．What is it?” I said．
“Why the young aunt 8 close the door when she has a bath(洗澡) ?” she pointed to the screen(指着屏幕)．
“ 9 there is no people in her home now,” I answered．
There are four boys：Jack, Charlie, Tony and Ben．They live in four houses in different colours：red, white, yellow and blue．Read the clue(线索)below and choose the right answer to each question：
1．The boy in the red house likes running．
2．Jack swims．He doesn't live in the yellow or white house．
Zhang Hong was 1 daughter．She was five years 2 ．She liked asking questions very much．She liked animated cartoons(动画片)very much．
One evening 3 she was watching the Donald(唐老鸭), she laughed and laughed．She was very 4 ．” Do you understand Donald’s words?” I asked her．” No, I 5 understand the duck’s words,” answered Zhang Hong．
The cartoons were 6 ．And we went on 7 TV．” Mum,” said Zhang Hong．” May I ask you a question now?”
Certainly．What is it?” I said．
Why 8 the young auntie close the door when she has a bath?” she pointed to the screen．
9 there is no people in her home now,” I answered．
