Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. If you travel to other countries, do you know what to say to        small talk with local people?
In Britain the best topic is the weather. British        changes quite often. It’s a safe topic. You can start small talk simply by saying “It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it?”      the weather, it’s good to talk about gardens with English people. For example, you could say, “Those roses look really beautiful,       ?” English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely        ! What’s its name?”
In America, people like to talk about sports,        Amecican football and basketball. They also talk about clothes by saying “It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it?” The weather is a        topic there, too.
Of course, you should avoid a lot of topics during small talk in western countries. Don’t ask people “How old are you?”. Age is usually secret ,        for women.        ask “How much money do you make?” It makes people uncomfortable. Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend         boyfriend. Politics(政治) and religion(宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either.
【小题1】A. end                    B. start                        C. speak
【小题2】A. weather                    B. people                      C. food
【小题3】A. Besides                 B. Except                      C. But
【小题4】A. isn’t it                   B. aren’t they                 C. don’t they
【小题5】A. picture                 B. dog                     C. boy
【小题6】A. the same as             B. so that                    C. such as
【小题7】A. safe                        B. dangerous                    C. hard
【小题8】A. extremely                  B. especially                  C. exactly
【小题9】A. Never                   B. Usually                  C. Please
【小题10】A. with                  B. and                     C. or

    Small cars may take the place of（代替）big cars in the future（将来）. There is 1 for only two people in such a car. If everyone 2 such a car , there will be less pollution  3 （污染）the air. There will also be more space for 4 cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. The little cars will cost 5 less. Driving will be 6_  ,too, as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers per hour. If big cars are still used along with the small 7, two sets of road will be8 in the future. Some roads will be used 9 the big, fast cars, and 10 roads will be needed for the slower small ones.

(   ) 1. A. place             B. space            C. a room          D. seat

(   ) 2. A. rides             B. drives            C. pushes          D. pulls

(   ) 3. A. for                 B. on                  C. in                   D. at

(   ) 4. A. stopping       B. stop                C. parking          D. park

(   ) 5. A. lots of            B. many             C. much             D. more

(   ) 6. A. danger           B. dangerous     C. safe               D. safer

(   ) 7. A. one                B. ones              C. seat              D. seats

(   ) 8. A. need              B. needing         C. needs        D. needed

(   ) 9. A. as                  B. by                   C. for                   D. in

(   ) 10. A. the other     B. the another    C. another          D. other

Small plant _______ this can catch insects.

1. A.
   like
2. B.
   likes
3. C.
   liked
4. D.
   liking

_____ small machines ______ my favourite hobby.

1. A.
   Doing; is
2. B.
   Doing; are
3. C.
   Making; is
4. D.
   Making; are