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 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__ boyfriend. Politics or religion is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either.

Complete the following dialogues with proper sentences(選出適當(dāng)?shù)木渥�，完成下列�?duì)話，用A、B、C等表示)

　　　A．I wish you had called me earlier.

　　　B．That's great.

　　　C．What did you have in mind?

　　　D．Of course not.

　　　E．Do you know how to get there?

　　　F．This is Peter.

　　　G．And afterward we could go someplace quiet for a drink.

A：Hello.

B：Hello, Jane. 　　1　　 It's such a nice day today that I thought we might go to the zoo.

A：　　2　　 I've just made plans to play tennis.

B：Oh, that's too bad. But mind if I join you?

A：　　3　　 Why don't you come to my place at nines so we can go together.

B：Great. See you then. Oh, wait. What are you planning to do this evening?

A：Why? 　　4　　

B：How about going to a concert?

A：　　5　　 I'd really like to hear some music.

B：　　6　　

A：That sounds like a nice way to spend the evening.

1．(　　)　2．(　　)　3．(　　)　4．(　　)　5．(　　)　6．(　　)

閱讀理解

　One day, Mrs Green went to see a film with her friend．Before they left the home, Mrs Green put on wrong shoes, one with a thick sole (鞋底) and the other with a thin one．While she was walking in the street, she didn' t feel well, for one shoe was higher than the other．She said to her friend:

　“Is there something wrong with my legs today? Why is one of my legs long and the other short?”

　Her friend looked at her shoes and laughed．She told her that she was wearing the wrong shoes．She looked down and found that it was really so．She asked her friend to go back home and get the other pair．

　A moment later, her friend ran back and she was sorry to say,“There is no need to change them．The pair at home is the same, one with a thick sole and the other with a thin sole．”

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(1) Mrs Green didn' t feel well because______．　　　

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A．there is something wrong with her leg

B．her shoes were broken．

C．one of her shoe soles was thicker than the other．

D．she didn' t like her friend．

(2) Mrs Green knew that she wore wrong shoes after______．　　　

[　　]

A．she was walking in the street

B．her friend told her

C．she saw a film

D．her friend went back home

(3) ______went home to get another pair．　　　

[　　]

A．Mrs Green

B．Some friends

C．Mrs Green' s friend

D．Nobody

(4) Mrs Green' s friend ______ shoes for her．

[　　]

A．brought

B．didn' t bring

C．bought

D．didn' t buy

(5) Mrs Green' s friend was______．　　　

[　　]

A．nice

B．not nice

C．clever

D．not clever