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　　Mr Brown was born in a poor family．He couldn't go to school when he was young．Now he's a porter(搬运工)and works at a station．He doesn't think it's necessary(必要的)to know some knowledge of science．His son, Bill, began to go to school last year．The boy likes nothing except playing．He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class．It's the hardest thing for him to do maths exercises．And he wants to drop it．

　　Last evening Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room while she and her husband were watching TV．She came up to him and asked,“What's the matter, Bill?”

　　“I can't do my maths homework,”said the boy．“I won't go to school tomorrow!

　　“No, no, don't do that!”said the woman．“Maybe your father can help you．”

　　Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths．Mr Brown said,“But I don't know maths, either．”

　　“It doesn't matter,”said his wife．“You'll only coax him out of crying．”

　　Mr Brown had to do as his wife said．The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise book to his father．The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,“Come here quickly, dear!I got an A in maths!”

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　　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．

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