Question

  Do you find it difficult to make a small talk with people you don't know at a business event? It is very important for you 1       a small talk to help your business.  If you've ever ended up your conversation 2       a sad smile on your face when you 3       a topic to discuss,here are some tips to make it easier.

  ◆Prepare conversation topics 4        the business event.

  Before the event,plan three or four conversation topics. This will help you find a new topic 5       . 

  Then plan at least one 6        from your industry,and one general interest topic you can discuss. At a business event,know 7      is happening in your industry. Read 8      in your field to keep up to date.

  ◆Use an opening remark to start the conversation.

  Don't 9       You don't need a famous opening remark. You can use the 10        topics like the weather or why you are at the event. That's why we 11        the weather—it's something everyone can talk about ！

 ◆Get the conversation rolling (转动) .

  The best way 12        this is to begin with your experience,13       the event you are attending. Ask about the person's relationship to the event or group. Ask his 14        on the speaker,or how he knows the host. Or talk about the city you are visiting. Any of these questions will give you an instant (立刻的) connection 15        you've had the same experience.

(   ) 1. A. to make   B. making   C. made   D. make

(   ) 2. A. at   B. in   C. with   D. of

(   ) 3. A. think of   B. look up   C. get up   D. take care of

(   ) 4. A. after   B. before   C. behind   D. since

(   ) 5. A. hardly   B. carefully   C. really   D. easily

(   ) 6. A. event   B. conversation   C. topic   D. friend

(   ) 7. A. which   B. what   C. why   D. where

(   ) 8. A. something new  B. new something  C. anything new  D. new anything

(   ) 9. A. talk   B. worry   C. want   D. ask

(   ) 10. A. difficult   B. impossible   C. simple   D. important

(   ) 11. A. worry about   B. think about   C. talk about   D. learn about

(   ) 12. A. do   B. doing   C. done   D. to do

(   ) 13. A. such as   B. look like   C. instead of   D. instead

(   ) 14. A. ideas   B. names   C. hobbies   D. questions

(   ) 15. A. so   B. because   C. because of   D. though

Answer 1

1. A根据"It is +adj.+ for sb. to do sth."结构可知此处应该使用动词不定式。

2. C句意：当你考虑讨论的话题的时候，如果你曾经以悲伤的微笑结束你们的交谈，这儿有一些可以使它更简单的建议。end up with...以……结束,符合文意

3. A根据上文可知，想一个讨论的话题。think of 想，思考，符合语境。bok up査找;get up起床; take care of照顾，均不符合逻辑。

4. B句意：在商业活动之前准备交谈的话题。before在……之前，符合逻辑。

5. D根据上文"Before the event,plan three or four conversation topics.可推测后句句意为"这将会帮助你容易地发现一个新的话题"。easily容易地，符合语境。hardly几乎不; carefully仔细地;really真实地,均不符合语境。

6. C句意:然后至少计划一个来自你的行业的"话题"。topic话题，符合文意。其余三项分别表示：事件;对话，交谈；朋友，均不符合语境。

7. B句意:在商业活动中.知道你的行业正在发生"什么"。what什么，符合文意。

8. A句意：为了跟上时代的步伐读你的领域内"一些新的东西"。肯定句中使用something,当形容词修饰不定代词时，应该放在不定代词的后面。

9. B句意:不用"担心"，你不需要一个著名的开场白。worry担心，符合文意。talk谈论;want想要;ask问，均不符合语境。

10. C句意:你可以使用"简单的"话题，像天气或者你为什么在活动中。simple简单的，符合文意。difficult困难的;impossible不可能的;important重要的，均不符合语境。 

11. C根据"it's something everyone can talk about"可知前半句句意:那就是我们为什么"谈论"天气。talk about谈论，符合文意。worry about担心;think about考虑;learn about了解，均不符合文意。

12. D表示"做某事最好的方法"使用the best way to do sth.，动词不定式作后置定语。

13. A根据上文"your experience"和下文"the event you are attending"可知，此处表示"举例"。such as例如，符合文意。

14. A句意：询问他对说话者的"观点"'或者他是怎样认识主人的。idea观点，看法，符合语境。其余三项分别表示：名字;爱好；问题，均不符合语境。    

15. B"Any of these questions will give you an instant connection"与"you've had the same experience"之间存在着因果关系，所以用because来引导后半句，表示原因。