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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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　　I really only meant it as a joke．I wasn't trying to steal anything honestly．

　　My friend Matthew started bringing his new cell phone to class last week．He was walking around bragging(吹嘘)about it to everyone．He was saying,“My cell phone can download(下载)the newest 　　1　　 off the Internet．”Then he 　　2　　 everyone by downloading a game and starting to play it．The pictures and sound were really 　　3　　．

　　　　4　　 class,he would use his cell phone to watch TV．The rest of us didn't have a phone like 　　5　　,so we had to crowd around him．I was just trying to see the screen,　　6　　 there were so many other kids that I could not see it clearly．I was getting really jealous(嫉妒的)．

　　But then yesterday,he forgot his cell phone at the end of class．He left it right on his desk．　　7　　 noticed it was there except me．I decided to teach him a lesson．I took his phone quietly off the desk,and put it in my own bag．My 　　8　　 was to give it back to him the next day．I 　　9　　 wanted to see his reaction(反应)．Maybe he would stop being such a show-off．

　　But this morning he rushed into class,screaming and yelling(吼叫)．He was very 　　10　　 and almost mad．He started accusing(指责)different people of 　　11　　 his phone,but I had it in my 　　12　　 the whole time．He even started fighting with another classmate 　　13　　 Matthew was sure that person had taken it．The teacher sent them to the headmaster's office．They 　　14　　 got into a lot of trouble．Now I don't know what to 　　15　　!If I tell him that I took the cell phone,he'll think I stole it．If I don't tell him,then I really did steal it．How did I get into such a trouble?

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