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

Ⅳ. 阅读理解(10分)

Dear Mary,

How did you know Iwanted the same dress? It’s the kind of thing I’m looking for. Ican’t wait to take the baby’s pictures in it. It’s so beautiful!

Thanks a lot for the gift, and thanks also for coming to the baby shower(婴儿洗礼). Parties are always fun when you are there!

With love,

Linda

Dear Alice and Eric,

Thanks so much for the box of chocolates(巧克力) for Christmas. We look forward to it every year and you never make us disappointed(失望的)! It won’t last long around here—we all love it.

We love your family photo, too. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Love,

Gina and Bob

Dear Jane and Peter,

What a wonderful evening! Thank you so much for dinner. We ate and drank too much. Everything was so great. And the game after that was funny. I can’t help laughing thinking about it now.

It was such a nice end to a long week. Thanks for inviting us! We can’t wait to do it again soon.

Lucy and David